Posts by ProMAXX
Country-Boy “Extractor King” Busts Out Broken Bolts
Drilling With Accuracy Works 100% of The Time… Chas Grimpe started out wrenching more than 20 years ago as a self-described “country-boy, backyard mechanic.” Now, thanks to years of experience turning tough broken bolt repairs into quick fixes, his fellow technicians at ABC Transit in Cheswick, Pennsylvania refer to him as “The Extractor King.” “I’m…
Read MoreProMAXX Tool Receives Prestigious Ford Rotunda 2022 Technical Innovation Award
PITTSBURGH, PA, January 10, 2023 — In recognition of its proven track record of providing solutions that make technicians more productive, ProMAXX Tool is the proud recipient of the Ford Rotunda 2022 Technical Innovation Award. The award was presented at Ford Rotunda’s recent annual partner meeting. “ProMAXX Tool has quality and precision on top of…
Read MoreTech Builds Big Rep Repairing Broken Bolts
S-N-A-P…the unthinkable happened, an 8-millimeter tap busted off in the cylinder head exhaust manifold mounting port of a 2015 Ford F-550 6.8L Triton. Worse yet, it happened during a botched repair attempt a franchise shop made on a delivery truck for a major metropolitan newspaper. Every day the vehicle is offline means lost revenue and…
Read MoreCylinder Head Repair Kit With Blind Prosert Lets Techs Make A Quick, Leak-Free Repair, Saving 15 Hours of Work
PITTSBURGH, PA, August 19, 2022 — ProMAXX Tool’s new Cylinder Head Repair Kit, which includes the new Blind ProSert, allows technicians to rescue a botched repair where an attempt to drill out a broken exhaust manifold bolt has penetrated the cylinder head. After fully extracting the damaged bolt, a technician uses a machine-shop-grade tooling tap…
Read MoreTech Uses Platinum Drill Bits and Exhaust Manifold Repair Kit To Remove Broken Extractor and Fix Broken Bolts
Like most northern-climate repair shops, the service department at a busy Ford Dealership northwest of Detroit, frequently fixes diesel engines tasked with hauling heavy workloads in harsh weather conditions. These experienced techs often butt heads with broken bolts caused by Michigan’s dramatic seasonal swings. Tom Easterwood is a diesel tech with more than 38 years…
Read MoreThe Plague of Lost Shop Productivity — Broken Bolts
With more than 24 years of experience as a gas and diesel technician, Whitey Pfannenstiel has seen his fair share of complicated repairs during his journey to become the service manager of a Ford Dealership in Hays, Kansas. Along the way, Pfannenstiel and his team have continually overcome a persistent nemesis; the dreaded broken bolt.…
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