A customer recently brought in a Chevy Avalanche due to a slight brake noise. Both pads were gone, the caliper piston was AWOL and the rotor looked like this.
— Submitted by Ryan Dickerson, Blackville, SC
Regenerative braking is a hybrid’s first choice for braking.
A hybrid vehicle is a different animal than many of us are used to seeing. After all, if the engine of a typical vehicle stalled out at a traffic light, the driver of that vehicle would know something was wrong with it. If that same vehicle still drove with the engine off, then that would mean they were probably going down hill. But, in the hybrid world, that is all normal. Systems around the vehicle are impacted by two key features:
The process of replacing the hub unit on a Tesla is the same as many cars and light trucks.
The edge code is a language written by engineers, federal entities and industry associations.
Reducing brake drag on late-model vehicles is not accomplished by a single component; it takes a system.
The brake repair market is starting to become dominated by a “good enough” mentality.
Replacing rear wheel bearings on a live axle rear suspension requires a few extra steps when compared to a unitized bearing.
For a vacuum brake booster to work, it needs a source of vacuum.
The “Edge Code” can tell you information about a brake pad’s friction material.
All wheel speed sensor codes are just the starting points of a diagnosis and not a reason to order a part.
