Queens Tire Dealer

Even if you're not a great mechanic, there's a sense of accomplishment that goes along with crawling out from under your car, scrubbing your hands with Go-Jo and knowing that you just successfully did a job like changing your own oil. At the same time, though, there can be a down side to DIY oil changes... You can cross-thread the drain plug, necessitating a tap-and-die job to cut new threads. On an aluminum oil pan, you may end up having to replace the entire pan. You can leave off the copper crush washer when reinstalling the drain plug, resulting in a slow leak The oil filter should be barely tighter than hand-tight...overtightening it can deform the rubber gasket, causing a leak. Not tightening it enough can cause it to loosen up completely and dump all the oil out of the crankcase! It's easy to overlook undercarriage problems such as worn or damaged suspension parts, rust, damaged or rusty exhaust hangers or other parts At the end of the job, you're left with five quarts ... read more

Take a look at the picture above. It's Greenwich Village last February. How will your car perform when the weather gets like this? 106 ST Tire and Wheel offers all our customers a free 47 point safety inspection. At this time of the year, with winter approaching, every driver needs mechanical systems inspected to prevent further damage to their cars and unsafe driving conditions to be able to safely handle the approaching winter season. For example, our free inspection includes a battery check...on those cold winter mornings will your car have the "juice" to start? Want to wait for AAA or miss a day at work? Another example? Will you get adequate braking on ice? Why wait till your car is sliding around or can't stop causing injury and/or an accident. 106 St Tire and Wheel wants our customers to be safe so here's a list of what we inspect for your safety, your vehicle's safe performance and pedestrian safety.The following are included in 106 ST Tire and Wheel's free vehicle check-up ... read more