Team Spotlight: Meet Ben – From Student to Full-Time Toyota Tech!
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Team Spotlight: Meet Ben – From Student to Full-Time Toyota Tech!
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Join Us for a Life-Saving Event! ❤️
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Let's welcome Braxtin Colon to the Nissan store. Braxtin is starting his career with the Tom Wood Group as a detailer and looks to move up in the company.
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Let's welcome to the Nissan store Christian Ramirez. Christian joins Tom Wood fresh out of Lincoln tech and looks towards a career as a technician.
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Happy Birthday to our Porsche Technician Adam!
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🌳 Happy Arbor Day from Tom Wood Subaru! 🌳
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On behalf of the Galpin family, we are deeply honored to receive this Lifetime Achievement Award from Ford Motor Company in memory of our beloved Bert Boeckmann. Bert’s life’s work was rooted in a passion for serving our customers, our community, and our partners at Ford. This recognition is a profound tribute to his extraordinary legacy and the incredible partnership we’ve shared with Ford for over 75 years. Thank you for celebrating his vision, leadership, and the spirit he instilled in all of us at Galpin.
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Featuring Local Legend: Walt the Wolf
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What’s your favorite part about working in the automotive industry?
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We’re Gearing Up for Classy Chassis! 🔧
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We’re Gearing Up for Classy Chassis! 🔧
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Chances are you at one point in time in this industry you’ve heard a technician complain about aftermarket parts. The above photo is a representation of just 1 of the reasons why. The bolt on the left is a OEM caliper mounting bolt for a late model Ford Explorer. The bolt on the right is a supplied new bolt that comes with a well known brand of aftermarket caliper. I know what you’re thinking (it’s just a bolt, just reuse the factory bolt from the old caliper if it bothers you), and yes that is of course an easy solution. The problem I find with this is that someone or some organization somewhere decided this was ok. The replacement bolt in no shape or form is designed to properly hold the brake caliper the way the OEM bolt on the left is. As you can see it’s only partially threaded to securely hold the caliper in place on its bracket. The OEM also has a flange head for more clamping force. The replacement bolt on the right shares none of these features. This replacement fastener just shouldn’t have made its way onto this reman caliper as it simply isn’t correct for the job. This is a little preachy I know. Aftermarket parts companies have had a really bad reputation in recent years. This is just an example of what I’d personally like to see change.
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