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How To: Clean a clothes dryer filter

Keeping the filter clean improves your dryer’s performance and avoids the risk of fire from lint buildup. By leaving your lint filter full, you run the risk of also breaking your dryer, leading to an expensive repair or an expensive new dryer.

How To: Change the logon screen automatically in Windows 7

Windows 7… the new operating system from Microsoft that everybody wants, because of it's new design and easier functionality. But, like many Windows operating systems, there is a need for knowledge… knowledge on how to fix or repair things. So, check out this video tutorial on how to change the logon screen automatically in Windows 7.

How To: Maintain your RV tires

Check out this instructional RV video that shows you how to maintain your RV tires. On the front tire of your motor home, make sure that they are maintained properly because if you do lose a tire while driving you can very easily lose control of the vehicle. The first thing that you want to check is the tire pressure. Just remove the cap and check the pressure with your tire pressure gauge. The pressure that is needed on your tire will be listed on the actual tire. If it reads cold that means...

How To: Change a 20 inch tire

In this tutorial, we learn how to change a 20 inch tire. First, you will need to remove the valve core with a removal tool. Then, rotate the rim until the beat is separated. From here, secure the rim on a machine so it can be unmounted from the tire. After the tire has come off from the wheel, repeat this on all of the different tires. When finished, use the same tool to put the new tire back on. Then, you will need to inflate the new tire that you just placed on. Finish this off by putting b...

How To: Diagnose an electrical problem with a fuel pump on an LLV postal truck

If you're working on a LLV postal truck, this video will show you how to determine if you've got a bad fuel pump or not. It's a quick diagnosis trick to determining if there's an electrical problem with the fuel pump, and first you need to take out the ECMB fuse, plug a jumper wire where it was, use a multimeter and labscope to see what's going on. The United States Postal Service (USPS) uses these trucks for all their postal deliveries, and if you're the mechanic working on it, this and the ...

How To: Replace the exhaust manifold in a Jeep Cherokee

In this video, we learn how to replace the exhaust manifold in a Jeep Cherokee. First, take the bolts out from the collective and set aside. Next, loosen up the collector and take out the bolts that are holding the manifold on. Then, remove the manifold from the vehicle. After this, install your new manifold in the same spot your other manifold was just in. Your next step will be to place the other parts back on that surround the exhaust manifold. Make sure all bolts are on tightly, then go i...

How To: Drift in GT4

In this video, we learn how to drift in a GT4. First, you will want to look for an FR unless you want to drift with a front wheel drive. After you tune your car and choose all your specifications, get ready to drift. Once the game loads, change your breaks the height of the vehicle in the options menu before the race starts. Once you do this, start the game and begin to drift. You may spin out, but this will happen every once in a while. Continue to go down the track, going fast then letting ...

How To: Replace the front crankshaft oil seal on a GM 3.1L V6

Richpin's Auto Care shows you how to replace the cam over seal on a GM 3.1L V6 engine. Once the vehicle is raised and is safely supported by jackstands, you'll be taken through the first step which involves removing the serpentine belt from the engine. After the belt is removed, the video shows you how to remove the splash shield in the wheel next to the engine, using the proper tool. Next you'll be removing the crank pulley using a pulley remover, allowing you to get access to remove the sea...

How To: Double the power in a Power Wheels Harley motorcycle

So, your children have the same old boring Fisher-Price Power Wheels that all the other kids on the block have. Do you really want your child to be like all of the rest? No, I didn't think so. Turn those miniature Power Wheels, Dumar or Peg Perego vehicles into a little bit of realism, if you can handle it. All it takes is a little modification and you'll be wishing you were five again. With a few simple hacks, your son and daughter will be burning rubber, jumping curbs and burying those othe...

How To: Install a TA07 radio in a 2007 Toyota Tundra

Scosche Industries offers this instructional users guide for its TA07 radio replacement interface in a 2007 Toyota Tundra. The TA07 will work with select 2004 and up Toyota vehicles equipped with JBL and JBL Synthesis systems. The TA07SR radio replacement interface was designed to make installation of any brand name aftermarket head-unit simple. The TA07SR allows the customer to replace the factory head unit with an aftermarket head unit and utilize their factory amplifier without having to "...

How To: Back Up & Restore Your Home Screen Layout & Icons on Any Samsung Galaxy

In the past, if you upgraded to a new Galaxy or if you had to factory reset your existing one to fix an issue, you had to restore your home screen layout manually. Your wallpaper, widgets, icon placement, and launcher settings were all dependent on you to be put back in their place. Thankfully, this isn't an issue anymore.

News: Is Streetview Coming to Apple Maps? NYC May Hold the Answer

Apple Maps. For years now, its reputation has been that of a punchline. Although Apple and Google battle for supremacy in most hardware and software categories, in the map game there's no question who has the superior app. But the news of the day shows Apple expanding the cities it plans on collecting street data from, opening up speculation that they're not ready to throw in the towel on Apple Maps.