Brake Rotors: When To Resurface And When To Replace
Like brake pads, brake rotors don’t last forever. The rotors wear every time the brakes are applied. The rate at which rotors wear depends on a lot of variables: the type of brake pads on the vehicle, the metallurgy (hardness and quality) of the castings, how efficiently the rotors cool themselves, the type of driving
Replacement and Service of Loaded Brake Calipers
One of the main advantages for the vehicle owner is that loaded caliper assemblies help restore the brakes to like-new condition. Not only do they get new friction, but also a professionally remanufactured caliper and properly matched hardware – shims, bushings, slides, etc.
Long Brake Pad Life
Maximize mileage by performing complete brake jobs with quality parts.
Chassis Tech: Rear Suspension Dynamics
Independent rear suspensions are starting to become the norm on not only cars, but SUVs of all sizes. The first advantage of an independent rear suspension is ride; the second is handling.
Brake Pad Mumbo Jumbo: How to Sort Out the Bull from the Brake Pad
It can be confusing when you look at an advertisement or the side of a brake pad box. Taken at face value, you would think that there would be no more brake noise, precise stopping distances and that brake pads last forever. As a technician, you know this is not true. In order to make the
Brake Lubricants 101
Under extreme driving conditions, some lubricants can’t stand brake heat and melt off, evaporate, oxidize or burn. That’s why ordinary, general-purpose chassis grease should never be used for lubricating brake components. What’s needed is a specially formulated, high-temperature brake grease that can withstand the heat, and also not harm rubber seals or plastic bushings.
The Brake Job: Stick To Recommendations
Attempting to cut costs by installing brake friction that doesn’t meet original equipment requirements generally produces less-than-desired results.
Brake And Bearing Basics
Bearings are the forgotten brake service item. Today’s cars and light trucks don’t require much maintenance. Spark plugs last 100,000 miles, long-life coolants can go five years or 150,000 miles (whichever comes first), and some filters have no recommended replacement interval (such as in-tank fuel filters). But sooner or later, one thing all vehicles eventually
Brake System Scan Tools: The New Essential Tool
While there are many times where you will be able to repair a vehicle’s brakes without a scan tool, you only have to run into one car that needs this to make it worth having. The reality is that if your customer’s vehicle is 10 years old or newer, there’s nearly a 100% chance that
Back2Basics 5: Step-by-Step vehicle alignment
Even with today’s high-tech cars, SUVs and light trucks, alignment remains an important service option for drivers and dealers alike. This installment in our Back2Basics series reviews the basics of performing a standard two- and four-wheel alignment.
Oxygen Sensor Inspection And Service
Oxygen sensors have been a part of the automotive maintenance scene since 1976. Since vehicles are being driven much longer today, modern zirconia and AFR sensors most often malfunction because their internal heater circuits fail or because their zirconia-based sensing elements eventually lose their sensitivity to rapid changes in the engine’s air/fuel ratio.
A Look At O2 Sensors
to determine if the fuel mixture is rich (too much fuel) or lean (not enough fuel). To provide the best performance, fuel economy and emissions, the PCM has to constantly readjust the fuel mixture while the engine is running. It does this by looking at the signal from the O2 sensor(s), and then increasing or