Webbie's Mechanical

Webbie's Mechanical Mechanical workshop offering expert workmanship on American and European prime movers and trailers.

You wake up already behind.The truck’s overdue for a service, but you’ve got jobs booked all week and no time to lose it...
05/06/2026

You wake up already behind.

The truck’s overdue for a service, but you’ve got jobs booked all week and no time to lose it for days at a workshop.

That’s why we opened same-day bookings.
Drop it off in the morning.
We get straight into it.

Service it, inspect it, and sort what we can while it’s already here.

By the afternoon?
Back on the road.

📍 Webbie’s Mechanical
Because downtime costs.

Webbie’s Mechanical is now approved to carry out air conditioning repairs and maintenance.Because no matter the season, ...
04/06/2026

Webbie’s Mechanical is now approved to carry out air conditioning repairs and maintenance.

Because no matter the season, working air con in your truck matters.

Long drives.
Hot days.
Sitting waiting to be loaded or unloaded.

A truck without air conditioning gets uncomfortable fast.

We now offer:
✔ Air conditioning repairs
✔ Air con re-gas
✔ Fault finding and maintenance

So if your truck isn’t blowing cold like it should, give us a call and we’ll get you sorted.

📞 Call today to book in 9353 1289.

03/06/2026

If you've ever felt uncomfortable at a mechanic, you are not alone.

That's exactly why we run Her Car Confidence at Webbie's Mechanical. A done-with-you workshop, in a real mechanical workshop, designed to empower women to feel at home around their car.

What the day looks like:

– Welcomed in by Scott and me
– Overalls on (supplied)
– Pop the bonnet, learn where everything is
– Check oil, coolant, lights
– Safety procedures around a vehicle
– Time on your own car and on other vehicles
– Hands-on: pump up tyres, change a tyre, change a battery, change wipers
– Grazing platter for lunch

It's not a slideshow. You put hands on. You leave knowing what to do.

If you've ever wanted to walk into a mechanic and ask the right questions — or just feel sure you could handle a flat tyre — this is the day.

Book in. Bring a friend.

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/her-car-confidence-basic-car-maintenance-for-women-tickets-1989272148546

03/06/2026

A water pump is one of the cheapest parts on a heavy diesel — and one of the most expensive when you let it fail on you.

Its job is simple. A little impeller spins, coolant moves, the engine stays cool. The moment that loop stops, heat builds fast — and a $400 pump can turn into a $14,000 head job in a single afternoon on the highway.

The good news is, water pumps almost always warn you first. Four signs we tell every owner-driver and fleet manager to watch for:
1. Temp gauge creeping up where it didn't used to.
2. Coolant drips from the underside of the pump — there's a 'tell-tale' hole there by design, weeping coolant when the seal starts to go.
3. A whine or low rumble from the front of the engine that gets louder as it warms up.
4. A fan belt that's turned shiny with curled edges — the pump's bearing is dragging and the belt is slipping.

Any one of those is enough to book it in. Two of them, and you should already be at the workshop.
Webbie's Mechanical, Welshpool WA. Heavy diesel specialists.

Would you believe this is diff oil? No they didn't pump the wrong thing in there.Unfortunatley for the customer the diff...
02/06/2026

Would you believe this is diff oil? No they didn't pump the wrong thing in there.

Unfortunatley for the customer the diff has failed, it has increased in temperature to the point it has turned the oil into a black sticky mess that almost resembles crude oil.

They were very lucky it didn't catch fire!

01/06/2026

Own a small fleet? Tired of 2am phone calls?

Webbie's Mechanical has just launched our first basic truck maintenance course for fleet drivers.

Your drivers come to us at our Welshpool workshop for the day. We put trucks up on the hoist. We teach them — hands on, on real vehicles — how to do a proper pre-start, check oil and coolant, spot leaks before they become problems, check play in turntable bushes, tilt a cab safely, and bleed the fuel system if they run out (because it happens).

We also walk them through how to check driveline wear, kingpin wear, and radiator condition.

What you get out of it: drivers who can spot a problem before it sidelines the truck, who don't ring you at 2am because they don't know what to do, and who can keep your trucks earning instead of waiting on the back of a tow.

Done-with-you format. No slideshows. Real workshop, real trucks.

Get in touch to book your drivers in or head to the link https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/basic-truck-maintenance-tickets-1989275094357

01/06/2026

A Volvo rolled into our Welshpool workshop this week still leaking from the front of the engine — and the front crank seal had just been replaced elsewhere the week before.

When we pulled the cover, the seal was fine. The silicone job was the problem.
The previous workshop had left the silicone as a thick, lumpy bead and bolted the cover on top of it.

Three things went wrong as a result.
1. No flat sealing surface — the silicone bunched up unevenly, leaving thin spots with no seal at all.
2. A thick bead takes much longer to cure. By the time the cover went back on, the silicone was already skinning over and couldn't bond properly to both sides.
3. Excessive squeeze-out, both outside (the visible mess) and inside (where it can break off into places it shouldn't be).

The right way: lay an even bead, then smear it flat with a finger or small tool into one thin smooth film.

That fills the small pores in the casting, eliminates the squeeze-out, and gives both edges a clean wet surface to adhere to. Then the cover goes on, the bolts get torqued in sequence, and the joint sets up properly with no leak path.

Two workshops can fit the same part and walk away with completely different results. The trade is in the bits that don't have a part number.

Webbie's Mechanical, Welshpool WA. Heavy diesel specialists.

Your engine is tired.It’s not pulling like it used to.It’s using oil, chewing through fuel, and you’ve been nursing it a...
31/05/2026

Your engine is tired.

It’s not pulling like it used to.
It’s using oil, chewing through fuel, and you’ve been nursing it along hoping to get a bit more time out of it.

But deep down, you already know.

It’s rebuild time.

So you book it in.

We start by inspecting everything properly. Head off, block measured, sump off, pistons and liners out.

And like most rebuilds, the deeper we go, the more we find.

A worn cam.
Roller rockers showing the same wear pattern.
Turbo fins damaged.

The difference is — we keep you updated the whole way through.

Photos.
Pricing updates.
Phone calls.
Real conversations.

Because a rebuild isn’t just about replacing parts.

It’s about doing it properly and making sure you know exactly what’s happening with your truck.

📍 Webbie’s Mechanical
Rebuild specialists who keep you in the loop from start to finish.

Know a truckie looking for a reliable mechanic?Send them our way.When your mate books a service and mentions your name:🚛...
30/05/2026

Know a truckie looking for a reliable mechanic?

Send them our way.

When your mate books a service and mentions your name:

🚛 You get ½ hour off your next service
❤️ We donate ½ hour labour to The Do Good Bus

Helping keep veterans and those needing extra support moving to important community events.

Help a mate. Help a vet. Help yourself.

📍 Webbie’s Mechanical
Keeping trucks — and communities — moving.

The truck was meant to go in last month.But one job turned into another…then another.Before you know it, the service is ...
29/05/2026

The truck was meant to go in last month.

But one job turned into another…
then another.

Before you know it, the service is overdue and now there’s a vibration you swear wasn’t there before.

You finally make the call.

We get you booked in same day, check it over properly, service it, and get you back on the road fast.

No weeks of waiting.
No unnecessary downtime.

📍 Webbie’s Mechanical
Get it sorted before small issues become big ones.

Address

62 Dowd Street
Welshpool, WA
6106

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

Telephone

+61893531289

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