Safebraking Debuts New Website
Safebraking, the leader in brake safety content, has relaunched its industry-leading website, Safebraking.com.
Video: Engineering Explained Tries To Find The Best Brake Pad
Popular YouTube channel Engineering Explained recently partnered with NRS Brakes to find out what are the differences between expensive and cheaper brake pads.
Servicing BMW 1 Series 2008-2013 Brakes
The BMW 1 Series might be the least expensive BMW, but it shares a lot of the procedures that are common when it comes to servicing brakes on larger BMWs.
Video: Lab Tests Show Brake Hardware Effectiveness on Pad Wear
Andrew Markel discusses a lab test with three vehicles on the effectiveness of brand new brake hardware on preventing premature brake pad wear.
Dynamic Friction Company Introduces Tesla Model S, X Brake Rotors and Pads
Dynamic Friction Company has added Tesla Model S (2012-2019) and Model X (2016-2019) brake components to the DFC premium brake offering.
Counter Intelligence: Brake-Hardware Selling Tips
Replacing the brake hardware with every brake job is a simple and inexpensive way to extend the life of new brakes. Whether your customer is a professional technician or a DIYer, make sure they purchase a complete brake-hardware kit to get the job done right.
Checking for Runout After Installing Any Rotor is Your Defense Against Comebacks
Many techs believe that installing new pads and rotors is the solution to brake noise and vibration and that installing new parts makes everything perfectly aligned so that no other steps are needed to bring the system back to service. Well, this is true and false.
Tech Minute: How to Know a Hardware Kit is Available
In a recent survey by Carlson Quality Brake Parts, technicians said that if they know an extra or specialty brake hardware kit is available, 90% of the time they will put it on the brake job parts order. But, knowing if a hardware kit is available for an application might take some detective work.
Tech Minute: Choosing the Right Brake Friction
Andrew Markel discusses the computations humans make to apply the brakes on a vehicle, and how they can change based on hard or soft pedal, pulsation and vibration, or other factors.
Tech Minute: Managing Brake Wear on Fleet Applications
Babcox Media’s Andrew Markel’s fourth out of four brake tips involves fleet rotors and pads, and how choosing the right match can minimize downtime (Sponsored by Napa).
Brembo Expands Brake Rotor, Pad Offerings
Brembo has added increased vehicle overage of its Xtra brake rotors and Low Met brake pads.
How Much Undercar Work Do Shops Do Each Year?
With data based on our 2018 Tire Dealer Survey on service jobs performed per month, we estimate the number of service jobs performed per year by independent tire dealers across the U.S. in 2018.