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Correct tools
For vehicle technicians, having the right tools for the job ensures a garage can complete work quickly and efficiently, which in turn can help a garage increase its profitability. When it comes to health and safety and best practice, these tools are often a necessity in getting the job done right. Over the years, this has become more and more apparent with vehicles featuring new systems and components requiring application-specific solutions, rendering the ‘one-size-fits-all’ brake servicing tool redundant.
Renowned aftermarket brake brand, Mintex, has a range of tools available to technicians, each specifically designed to provide a more efficient route to brake replacement. Aiming to streamline the process, the tools offer a quick, simple and safe means to working on a vehicle’s brakes, while offering significant profit opportunities to a garage.
Invest in equipment
Mintex’s range of tools stretch from hub grinders, and pneumatic piston windback tools, to caliper cleaning files and a caliper housing guide bolt set. Each piece of equipment offers varying advantages when it comes to aiding the technician in completing jobs. For example, not checking the disc run out can lead to brake judder or brake noise – resulting in an unhappy, returning customer costing the garage further time, and consequently, more money. By utilising a DTI gauge to check the run out before a customer dr
