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Brake And Bearing Basics
By Larry Carley
May 10, 2012
Today's vehicles don't require much maintenance. Spark plugs last 100,000 miles, long-life coolants can go five years or 150,000 miles, and some filters have no recommended replacement interval. But sooner or later, one thing all vehicles eventually require is brake work.
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Loaded Brake Calipers Help Restore Brakes to Like-New Condition
By Andrew Markel
April 9, 2012
loaded caliper assemblies get new friction, as well as properly matched hardware, significantly reducing the risk of future leaks developing, and uneven braking or pad wear caused by calipers hanging up or dragging.
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Selling Brake Friction Replacements
By Gary Goms
April 9, 2012
When it comes to making a profit on brake replacements, which are even used as "loss leaders" by some repair shops, it all boils down to math. Perhaps it's time for your shop to re-evaluate how brake friction replacements are packaged and priced.
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Solving Brake Pulsation Complaints Before They Happen
By Andrew Markel
March 19, 2012
A shop performs a brake job on a vehicle. The front pads and rotors are replaced. On the test drive, the vehicle had zero signs of pulsation, even after an aggressive break-in procedure. Six months and 6,000 miles later, the customer is back complaining of a pulsation in the pedal. What caused the p...
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Performing a Brake Job on a 2002-09 Chevrolet Trailblazer
By Andrew Markel
February 21, 2012
The brake system on the Trailblazer is not groundbreaking by any means, but there are some intricacies technicians should be aware of on this common platform.
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Complete Brake Job Protects Driver, Other Vehicle Components
By Gary Goms
January 16, 2012
The problem with routines is that we tend to - you guessed it - fall into them. Because the braking systems on many modern vehicles are integrated into other systems like vehicle stability control (VSC) and traction control, modern braking syste...
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Brake Hardware: Economizing Fuel, Comebacks and Parts
By Andrew Markel
January 10, 2012
Replacing disc brake hardware is critical to returning the system back to its original condition. This goes beyond shims, anti-rattle clips or dust shields and includes caliper brackets, slides and all the soft parts. No amount of lubricant can make up for weak, missing or rusted brake hardware.
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Brake Rotors: When To Resurface And When To Replace
By Larry Carley
December 20, 2011
Like brake pads, brake rotors don't last forever. The rotors wear every time the brakes are applied. Find out what you need to know about rotor wear to minimize customer comebacks.
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How to Avoid Brake Pad Installation Errors
By Gary Goms
December 7, 2011
Brake pads are most often returned because they lack pedal sensitivity, stopping power, resistance to dusting, excessive noise or vibration, or resistance to wear. It's important to determine if the complaint is caused by incorrect installation or an incorrect application of the friction material it...
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Understand Brake Noise in Order to Silence the Screech
By Andrew Markel
July 15, 2011
One of the most controversial topics involving brake repair is where noise comes from and what can be done to prevent it. All brake noise starts at the point where the pad and rotor make contact. Every squeak, chirp and groan has its origins at the i...
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Understanding and Diagnosing Electronic Brake Distribution
By Larry Carley
June 13, 2011
Say goodbye to mechanical brake proportioning valves, and say hello to electronic brake distribution (EBD), yet another electronic enhancement that's being added to many late-model vehicles.
With conventional hydraulic brakes, a mechan...
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Buick Lucerne Brake Service How-To
By Andrew Markel
May 20, 2011
The 2006-current Buick Lucerne is the largest sedan that General Motors offers. It is built on the same line as the Cadillac DTS at the Hamtramck, Mich....
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How to Solve Customer Brake Dust Complaints
By Tom Hall
May 1, 2011
As we experience more and more life situations, we generally evolve from very black and white thinkers to accepting that most situations have two sides, the grays of competing priorities.
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Matching Customers With the Right Performance Brake Pads
By Andrew Markel
May 1, 2011
I want a more aggressive or high-performance brake pad.
If you work at a typical tire dealership you'll hear this statement at least once a week. It is a complex request that requires a line of questioning to flush out what the c...
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On-Car Brake Lathes Save Time on Rotor Resurfacing
By Glen Beanard
May 1, 2011
One of my favorite pieces of shop equipment is the on-the-car brake lathe. Not only does it resurface the rotors to the center line of the wheel bearings, it also speeds the job up in some cases - a win/win situation.
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Resurface or Replace Rotors: Which is Better?
By Larry Carley
May 1, 2011
Thanks to rising raw materials costs, there has been a steady increase in rotor prices, causing every link in the supply chain to adjust prices. Also, the cost to manufacture and ship rotors to your bay has increased dramatically.
With...
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Servicing Hybrid Brake Systems
By Glen Beanard
May 1, 2011
A hybrid vehicle is a different animal than many of us are used to seeing. After all, if the engine of a typical vehicle were to stall out at a traffic light, the driver of that vehicle would know something was wrong with it. If that same vehicle sti...
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