Making Brake Jobs Last Longer: Tips to Ensure the Quality of Your Work
All shops want to see a customer again but not for a brake comeback. Make sure your techs are following these tips to ensure the best brake job every time.
TPMS Tip: Nissan Tire Pressure Diagnostics For Both Lights Checklist
This tech tip applies to Nissan vehicles like the Maxima, Altima and most other models with a Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) or Low Tire Pressure Warning System (LTPWS).
Why the Alignment Angle Changed: Understanding Forces on the Vehicle’s Suspension
Take a deeper look at the cause-and-effect relationship between external and internal forces that can alter the geometry of a vehicle’s suspension.
Stacked Alignment: Solving Lead/Pull Conditions
When looking to cure a lead/pull problem, look for key signs that can indicate an issue with stacked tolerances of different components and systems.
VIDEO: TPMS & Winter Tires
Babcox Media’s Andrew Markel explains steps to take so you’re prepared to service your customers’ TPMS this winter.
VIDEO: Tire Over-Inflation At The Pump?
Babcox Media’s Andrew Markel discusses how over-inflation may be caused by air pumps at gas stations.
There Is No Trough: Looking For The Sweet Spot In The Aftermarket | Commentary
Unlike the OEMs, we have recovered and passed our pre-Great Recession sales numbers and it just keeps climbing as more longer lasting vehicles are sold.
Alignment Specs: 2011-2014 Chrysler 200
While the ad slogan for the 2011 Chrysler 200 was “Imported from Detroit” most technicians knew when they looked up at the undercarriage it was the old JS platform that Chrysler shared with Mitsubishi.
Understanding Dynamic Tire Alignment: What You See in the Shop is a Small Snapshot
One of the most difficult concepts for any technician is how alignment angles change when a vehicle is accelerating, braking and cornering. And what you see in the alignment bay is just a small snapshot.
Servicing Wheel Bearings and Wheel Speed Sensors
In the past decade, wheel speed sensors have been moving from differentials, axles and knuckles to inside or on the wheel bearing or hub unit, where the sensors are more accurate and protected from the elements.
VIDEO: Adjusting Tire Inflation Pressure on the Placard For The Right Reasons
Learn more about the right and wrong reasons to change the placard inflation pressure and how to use a TPMS tool to perform the procedure.
Electronic Thermostats: A New Take on Wax and Brass
The electronically controlled thermostat is being used on increasing numbers of domestic and import vehicles.
