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Monroe Introduces New Monroe Intelligent Suspension RideSense

Monroe shocks and struts has launched new Monroe Intelligent Suspension RideSense products in North America. Designed specifically for luxury European vehicles equipped with electronic suspensions, Monroe says Intelligent Suspension RideSense is engineered as a direct replacement for OE electronic units, matching their design for a “plug and play” installation while offering a customizable driving experience,

Bendix Shares Brake Safety Week Tips for Commercial Trucks

The team at Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems (Bendix) offers suggestions on getting ready for Brake Safety Week, happening this week (Aug. 21-27). Brake Safety Week is the annual weeklong event run by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) that examines vehicles across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Bendix says Brake Safety Week is part

Servicing Tapered Wheel Bearings

You probably haven’t seen tapered wheel bearings in many late-model vehicles. It seems that nearly every vehicle made these days will run some sort of wheel hub assembly. There are a number of reasons for this, but the biggest reason is this: ease of assembly. Not assembly for those of us that work on these

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Wheel Bearing Analysis: Why Do They Fail?

Wheel bearings are tiny but mighty. Get this: On a typical passenger vehicle weighing around 3,400 pounds, each pair of front-wheel bearings, as well as the rear-wheel or axle bearings, supports around 850 pounds, depending on the weight balance and driveline configuration. If it’s a 6,000-pound SUV, each bearing might carry about 1,500 pounds. Wheel

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Guidelines for Visually Inspecting a Shock or Strut

There have been many technical service bulletins written on how to visually inspect a shock or strut to help OEMs avoid needlessly replacing units under warranty. What was their conclusion? Some oil leakage is expected. The first thing you need to realize is that no seal is perfect. The seal that keeps the oil and

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PRT Releases Complete Struts For 2019 Honda CR-V

PRT says it is first-to-market in releasing complete strut assemblies for the 2019 Honda CR-V. The launches apply to front right and front left positions and fit to versions EX, EX-L, LX and Touring. PRT says its products are produced under strict OE quality processes required by the main automakers.

ESCO Introduces New Commercial Truck Tools, Accessories

ESCO announces the expansion of their newest offering of commercial driveline, steering, and suspension tools/accessories with the release of several new models within these categories. This includes the release of specialty tools that include pitman arm pullers/spreaders; yoke pullers; bearing cap installation tools; leaf spring pin removal and installation tools; and more. Many of these

Why Proper ADAS Alignment is Important

Pedestrian detection, lane departure warning/correction, traffic sign recognition, automatic emergency braking, blind-spot detection: these are just a few examples of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems of ADAS. In this Tire Review Continental Tire Garage Studio video, we will discuss why, without proper wheel alignment, ADAS operation would not work properly. The novelty phase of autonomous driving

ADAS Calibration: Sensor Operation & Calibration Myths

Do you know what happens during an ADAS calibration? Or why it is a must with today’s high-tech vehicles? Many shops and technicians can come up with multiple reasons why they don’t want to perform ADAS calibrations or invest in the equipment. But, chances are, it’s because they don’t understand what happens during an ADAS

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CV Joint Replacement Tips

Constant-velocity (CV) joints have been around since the 1980s when front-wheel drive (FWD) came into widespread use. Although some rear-wheel drive (RWD) and all-wheel drive (AWD) vehicles also use CV joints, most are found on FWD cars and minivans. CV joints are used instead of U-joints because they allow the joint to bend at a

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Defining Tire Alignment Angles and Suspension Change

In our last Tire Review Continental Tire Garage Studio video, we discussed how the amount of weight transferred on a vehicle changes and how it impacts suspension and alignment. In this video, we’ll dig into alignment angles and how they change when driving. As mentioned in the last video, alignment angles are not static: they’re

Understanding Weight Transfer & Wheel Alignment

Wheel alignment is crucial to the health of a vehicle and its tires, and many things can affect the alignment. We’ll talk through what affects wheel alignment and explain the importance of understanding a vehicle’s weight transfer in this episode of the Tire Review Continental Tire Garage Studio series. When a vehicle rolls through an