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We Took Our Driver Training Out to a Customer’s Yard

We recently loaded up and headed out to a customer’s yard to run our driver training on site, on their own trucks. There were seven drivers, so Scott and I split the group. Scott took them through the prime mover and the trailers, and I worked through the little...

“The Scania’s Getting Warm…” — Why a Small Overheat Is Always Worth a Look

That was all the driver said. In fact, when the truck came into the workshop, he didn't mention it at all, so the overheating was news to us. He'd babied it back, kept the revs down, and got it home without doing any damage. Good call on his part, because that's...

Take Care of Your Own Wheels: Our August Courses

Webbie's Mechanical is running car-care days for women and teens, plus hands-on truck pre-start training — at our workshop and out at your yard. Here's what's on in August and how to join. You want to feel confident with your own vehicle There's a particular kind of...

The Late Service That Nearly Cost a Spindle

A Mercedes 20,000km overdue for a service turned a simple wheel bearing into a bent spindle and a six-week parts wait. Here's why servicing on time is the cheapest repair you'll ever do. You just want to get home from the run A driver was on his way back from...

A Day on the Workshop Floor

Take a walk across the Webbie's Mechanical floor. Three mechanics, three very different jobs — and the same standard on every one. Here's what a proper workshop day looks like. You just want it done right When your truck or your vehicle goes into a workshop, you're...

Episode Two: The Rebuild That Grew, a Runaway, and a Sneaky Water Pump

Scott and Jade walk you through this month in the workshop: a head gasket job that became a full rebuild, a runaway Hino, a bent spindle from a late service, a cracked Scania water pump, and our August courses. You want your truck fixed once, and fixed right Every...

Three Faults, One Truck — Coolant Loss, Low Power, Fake Overheating

A coolant leak with three faults hiding behind it — how we worked it back "I'm losing coolant and I don't know where it's going" This is a pretty standard request — "I'm losing coolant, no idea where it's going." A customer rolled in with exactly that. He also...

Oil Everywhere — A Mitsi Fuso with Seven Leaks at Once

"It's just got an oil leak" — except it never is A Mitsi Fuso rolled in the other day. Customer said the truck was leaking oil and leaving drops everywhere. Standard request — until you have a look at it. The whole engine bay was wet. Where the oil was coming from and...

Wallowy Ride — Flat Leaf Springs Bent the Wrong Way

A truck with a wallowy ride and squeaking leaf springs The complaint was simple. The truck was uncomfortable to drive. The leaf springs were squeaking. The whole rear end felt heavy and wallowy — like the truck wasn't holding itself up properly. The owner had been...

Main Roads Roadworthy Accreditation — What We Actually Check

Ever wondered what a Roadworthy Accreditation check actually checks? If you've ever had to organise a Main Roads Roadworthy Accreditation check, you've probably wondered what we're actually looking at. Fair question — most of it happens under the truck, and "please...

When a Clutch Problem Turns Into an Engine Issue

Most drivers can feel when a clutch is starting to fail. The pedal changes, the engagement point moves, and the truck may start to feel rough when taking off. Recently we had a truck come into the workshop with exactly those symptoms — but the issue turned out to be...

Fixing a Front Diff Leak the Right Way

Oil leaks in driveline components are something truck owners should never ignore. What might start as a small drip can eventually lead to low oil levels, overheating components, and serious drivetrain damage. Recently we had an Iveco Powerstar in the workshop with...

Low Oil Pressure… and Then the Knock Started.

He wasn’t even meant to be in Perth. Just passing through.Loaded. On a schedule. Everything going to plan. Until the dash lit up. Low oil pressure warning.Then a knock.Then derate. He managed to nurse it into a truck stop, but deep down he already knew — this wasn’t a...

Why Your Airbags Going Down Overnight Isn’t Just Annoying

Many truck drivers have experienced it. You park the truck overnight with full air.Come back the next morning… and the airbags are down. While it might seem like a minor inconvenience, airbags losing air overnight can create a few problems. First, it slows down your...

Refer a Mate, Share the Reward

If you’ve spent any time in the trucking industry, you’ll know one thing is always true — good mechanics are hard to find. Most truckies have a story about booking their truck somewhere and waiting days before anyone even looks at it. Or chasing phone calls just to...

93,000km… but mine-site kilometres hit different.

We recently had a fleet companies Toyota Hilux come in for some diagnostics. Only 93,000km on the clock… but the kind of kilometres that hit different. Mine site kilometres. Dust, heat, idling, stop-start, repeat. The customer’s words are simple:“It’s got a weird...

When Your Brake Pad Light Comes On — It’s Already Time

Brake pad warning lights are designed to give drivers notice before the pads wear out completely. But on some trucks, particularly certain Mercedes models, the warning light doesn’t appear until the brake pads are already extremely worn. By the time the light shows up...

When Overheating Isn’t as Simple as It Looks

Overheating problems on trucks can sometimes seem straightforward. Blocked radiator.Faulty thermostat.Water pump failure. Most of the time, one of those is the culprit. But sometimes the real cause is harder to track down. Recently we had a Volvo come into the...

Dashboard Lit Up Like a Christmas Tree? Here’s What We Found.

Some jobs come in loud and clear.Others come in as a dashboard Christmas tree. This fortnight we had an Argosy roll in with a brake fault—one of those ones that makes your stomach drop a bit because brakes aren’t something you “wait and see” on. When we first brought...

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