Global Brake Safety Council Releases Update To Brake Pad Failure Mode Field Study
This past year, the Global Brake Safety Council (GBSC) conducted an engineering field study of 3,200 discarded brake pads, to determine whether the pads had failed or were just worn past specifications.
Raybestos Introduces New Brake Pads
Raybestos has expanded its offering of brake parts with the debut its new Professional Racing and Performance Specialty brake pads.
Bosch Expands Parts Coverage
Bosch is expanding its braking, starters, alternators and fuel pump product lines in October, adding new SKUs to cover more than 145.36 million vehicles in operation in the U.S. and Canada.
High Performance Brake Jobs Upgrading to Better Replacement Options
Brake jobs are a good source of parts and labor income for shops. When brakes wear out, most motorists just want you to fix the problem and restore their brakes to like-new condition with OE-equivalent replacement parts. But in some situations, there may be an opportunity to sell your customer on the benefits of upgrading certain brake components.
Bosch Expands Product Coverage
Bosch has expanded its coverage across its line of product solutions including its rotating machines, oxygen sensors, braking and cabin air filter lines.
Monroe Promo Offers Up to $500 in Rewards
Tenneco’s Monroe brand is running a new brakes promotion, “1-2 Punch!,” for counter professionals.
Federal-Mogul Brings Jurid Brake Pads to North America
Federal-Mogul Motorparts has launched an extensive line of Jurid replacement brake pads to fit the growing number of German nameplate vehicles in North America.
Meyle-PD Van Brake Pads Feature New Friction Material
Meyle has released Meyle-PD brake pads with a refined friction material mix to fit a wide range of van models such as the Mercedes Sprinter, VW Crafter and Ford Transit.
Loaded Calipers
Caliper replacement is often the best course of action to ensure that a braking system will perform at an optimal level in terms of safety, performance and maximizing brake pad life.
Step by Step: How a Brake Pad is Made
Even with zero moving parts, the common replacement brake pad is one of the most difficult components on a vehicle to engineer and manufacture. From the initial design to the final packaging, here’s a look at what it takes to make a brake pad. 1. The birth of a brake pad starts here in the
Tenneco Publishes New Monroe Brakes Catalog
Tenneco has released a new Monroe Brakes master catalog featuring hundreds of additional part numbers. Included in the newly expanded Monroe Brakes line are 184 additional Monroe ProSolution premium brake pad sets, covering nearly 97% of today’s European, Asian and North American passenger vehicles, the company said. The catalog also features the expanded Monroe Total
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
