From the Workshop Floor - Webbie's Mechanical

Take Care of Your Own Wheels: Our August Courses

by webbiesmechanical | Aug 12, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor

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...

The Late Service That Nearly Cost a Spindle

by webbiesmechanical | Aug 11, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor

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...

A Day on the Workshop Floor

by webbiesmechanical | Aug 3, 2026 | From 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...

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

by webbiesmechanical | Aug 1, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor

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

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

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...

Oil Everywhere — A Mitsi Fuso with Seven Leaks at Once

by webbiesmechanical | Jul 20, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor

“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...

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Take Care of Your Own Wheels: Our August Courses

The Late Service That Nearly Cost a Spindle

A Day on the Workshop Floor

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

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

Oil Everywhere — A Mitsi Fuso with Seven Leaks at Once

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