Top 5 VSP.com articles of the week: New hub puller, tool demos, and the Product Showcase

These are the five most clicked-on articles on VehicleServicePros.com for the week of August 18-22, 2025.
Aug. 22, 2025

5. Video: Methods to remove rounded out fittings, bolts, and exhaust manifold studs

In this video Tech Tip, GripEdge Tools goes over two options for quickly removing rounded-out fittings.

4. Video: ESCO HD Stud/Hub Cleaner, No. 50172

ESCO demonstrates the HD Stud & Hub Cleaner, No. 50172, which features a two-part design with easily replaceable cleaning pads.

3. ProMAXX launches latest air-powered wheel hub puller

The Air Hammer-Powered Tommy 475 Wheel Hub Puller can perform high-performance extractions in as little as 30 seconds and eliminates the need for hammers, torches, or pry bars.

2. 2025 PTEN Product Showcase: Hardlines

Take a look through some of the hottest featured products from the Hardlines category of this year's Product Showcase, which includes everything from new torque wrenches to specialty accessories.

1. Solved: A Jeep with compression issues

A 2016 Jeep Cherokee presented with a crank/no-start complaint and a bizarrely erratic cranking cadence. After originally presenting this case several weeks ago, Brandon Steckler breaks down the solution and next steps for this puzzling case in this edition of The Data Doesn't Lie.

About the Author

Griffin Matis

Associate Editor | PTEN & Professional Distributor

Griffin Matis is an associate editor for the Vehicle Repair Group. A graduate of the University of Missouri's School of Journalism, Matis works with Professional Tool & Equipment News (PTEN), Professional Distributor, and VehicleServicePros.com. 

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