Bridgestone Features NFL Coach Jon Gruden in Videos
Bridgestone Americas, the Official Tire of the National Football League (NFL), has recruited former football coach and analyst Jon Gruden to star in its latest commercial for its DriveGuard line. The new commercial “Pep Talk,” will debut during Thursday’s NFL Kickoff broadcast.
Chicago Pneumatic Introduces New Impact Wrenches
Chicago Pneumatic has launched two new lightweight impact wrenches for heavy vehicle tire-changing applications.
ACDelco Launches New Line of Bearings
To help meet the growing U.S demand for aftermarket driveline and engine service products, ACDelco has launched an all-new line of Advantage bearings, including more than 160 new part numbers. The new line includes ball bearings, clutch release bearings, hanger bearings, hub assemblies, hub spindle kits, taper bearings and wheel bearings. According to the company,
Four Seasons Launches Air Conditioning Promo Kit
The Four Seasons Vehicle Comfort Center promotional kit is available through Aug. 31 and offers tire dealers the materials needed to promote their shop as an air conditioning specialist. “The new Vehicle Comfort Center promotional kit will identify your shop as being ready to tackle all of your customers’ air conditioning performance issues,” said John
The Changing Functional Fluid & Filters Market
What ever happened to the $19.95 oil change? The answer is that it disappeared, along with the “dinosaur” oils of the day. Using the $19.95 oil change as an example of the unique challenges faced by the auto repair industry in general, its original intent was to attract vehicles into the service bay for visual
Wagner Brake Expands Parts Coverage
Federal-Mogul Motorparts, a division of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp., has expanded its Wagner brand application coverage on 464 brake rotor, drum and hydraulic part numbers for nearly 160 million vehicles registered in North America. Enhanced rotor coverage is attributed to 84 premium Wagner E-Shield brake rotors. Wagner E-Shield protective coating technology helps prevent corrosion and inhibits
Cheap Brake Pads
Ever since the first issue of Brake & Front End came off the presses, the magazine has warned of the costs of using inferior friction materials. In the 1930s, the magazine fought the fight against inferior materials coming from “mail-order houses.” In the 1940s, inferior materials were blamed for costing the war effort in terms
Cooling System Diagnostics
Springtime brings with it the vacation season when many families will hitch a boat or camping trailer to their fully loaded family car, SUV or pickup truck and travel to some remote wilderness hideaway. Needless to say, both the parents and their vehicle’s cooling system will be stressed out long before the trip is over.
Stretch-ing the Belts
Stretching a belt may seem counterintuitive, especially with everything you have been told about serpentine belts. But stretching the belt with the right tools is often the only way stretch belts can be installed. Stretch belts can take loads off of the main accessory belt drive, allow for better packaging and solve NVH problems that
Diagnosing Electrical/Electronic Automatic Transmission Failures
Don’t be alarmed if you pull an automatic transmission trouble code when diagnosing a “check engine” warning light! Since the automatic transmission operation has a major effect on grams-per-mile exhaust emissions, you’re going to see the occasional “global” P0700 to P0900-series diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs). The fact is, if you understand basic transmission operating principles,
