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Why Your Gear Stick Feels Off — and What It Could Be

by webbiesmechanical | Feb 16, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor

You hop into your Argosy, grab the gear stick, and something doesn’t feel right.Shifts feel stiff. Gears are harder to find. Maybe it’s been getting worse for a while — or maybe it’s suddenly caught your attention. On an Argosy, the gear stick in the cab isn’t...

Chasing air leaks so you don’t have to…

by webbiesmechanical | Feb 10, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor

You park up for the night with full air.You come back in the morning… and it’s all gone. So you do what everyone does.You spray valves, fittings, lines, tanks.You listen.You check again.Nothing. That’s exactly what one of our customers was dealing with. Every time the...

When a Camshaft Starts to Fail (And What Causes It)

by webbiesmechanical | Feb 9, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor

If your truck has started ticking, missing, using more fuel than usual, or you’re finding metal in the oil, it might not be injectors or sensors — it could be camshaft wear. A camshaft plays a critical role in engine timing. It controls how and when valves open and...

Losing Air Overnight? This Might Be Why

by webbiesmechanical | Feb 2, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor

One of our customers had been chasing a pesky air leak.You know the kind — you park up for the night, come back in the morning, and all your air is gone… but during the day? You can’t find a thing. We sprayed everything.Valves, fittings, lines — every time the truck...

Coolant Doesn’t Lie — And We Always Listen

by webbiesmechanical | Jan 27, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor

Not every customer tells us everything when they drop off their truck — and that’s okay. This Volvo came in for a routine service. No major issues reported. But when we walked past it in the yard… there it was. A growing puddle of coolant under the cab. Straightaway,...
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