“Here are a couple photos from a 2000 GMC Sierra 1500 5.3L. Vehicle has 309,821 miles and customer stated noise had started just a couple days before bringing it to us. Pictures are of the passenger front rotor.”
— Michael Conover, Midas Auto Service Experts, Cleburne, TX
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.
A driveshaft center bearing can fail due to the bearing and the rubber isolator.
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.
