Kaizen Forge Shop Talk

Kaizen Forge Seal Installer Pro Kit PA12-CF seal driver cups

Can't Find the Seal? Measure It and Match It Yo...

No listing at the parts store? Measure the bore and the shaft, read the seal numbers right, and order the seal once with calipers instead of guesses.

Can't Find the Seal? Measure It and Match It Yo...

No listing at the parts store? Measure the bore and the shaft, read the seal numbers right, and order the seal once with calipers instead of guesses.

Kaizen Forge Magnetic M12 Battery Base stuck to an inner fender during belt work

Serpentine Belt Squealing? Find the Pulley Befo...

A start-up squeal, a cold chirp, or a squeak only under AC load all come off the accessory drive. Here is how to split a slipping belt from a bad...

Serpentine Belt Squealing? Find the Pulley Befo...

A start-up squeal, a cold chirp, or a squeak only under AC load all come off the accessory drive. Here is how to split a slipping belt from a bad...

Kaizen Forge M12 Power Adapter used to bench test a 4WD shift motor and axle actuator

4WD Not Engaging? Test the Actuator Before You ...

Push-button 4WD is two systems: the shift motor on the case and the front axle disconnect. Test the actuator before you quote a transfer case. Here is the order veteran...

4WD Not Engaging? Test the Actuator Before You ...

Push-button 4WD is two systems: the shift motor on the case and the front axle disconnect. Test the actuator before you quote a transfer case. Here is the order veteran...

TPU vs PA12-CF: Which Material Belongs on a Sho...

You printed a tool, it worked great in the house, and then it spent a day in a hot truck and came out shaped like a banana. Or the opposite:...

TPU vs PA12-CF: Which Material Belongs on a Sho...

You printed a tool, it worked great in the house, and then it spent a day in a hot truck and came out shaped like a banana. Or the opposite:...

AC Blows Warm? Test the Compressor Clutch Befor...

AC blows warm, you hang the gauges on it, both sides read low, and the ticket is already half written for a compressor. Slow down. A good share of the...

AC Blows Warm? Test the Compressor Clutch Befor...

AC blows warm, you hang the gauges on it, both sides read low, and the ticket is already half written for a compressor. Slow down. A good share of the...

Kaizen Forge M12 Power Adapter bench power source

Brake Dragging on One Wheel? Prove It Before Yo...

A hot wheel and a pull can cost you a caliper you never needed. The bleeder test, the IR gun, and the collapsed hose that fakes a stuck piston.

Brake Dragging on One Wheel? Prove It Before Yo...

A hot wheel and a pull can cost you a caliper you never needed. The bleeder test, the IR gun, and the collapsed hose that fakes a stuck piston.