Tech Tip: Front Hub Seal Change on Kia Sportage Models
This bulletin provides information on a change to Sportage 4WD hub seals. To improve hub vacuum sealing during 4WD operation, a new inner seal along with corresponding revisions to knuckles and CV shafts has been developed. This new seal design was incorporated from Oct. 21, 2000 production. To service earlier 1998-2001 vehicles (prior to Oct. 21, 2000 production) that experience inner seal problems, a service ….
Viewpoint: Out of Date, Need an Alignment Spec?
When I receive a call from a shop looking for alignment angles, it is usually a rare or exotic vehicle. It might be that 0.1 percent vehicle that has rare options like manual steering, off-road package or all-wheel-drive, that is not in most alignment spec databases. I can usually find the specs. Try me, (330)
15 Ride Control Tips
These tips will help you sell the job and do it right!!! The customer will not be happy if he brought the car in for a knocking noise, was sold a couple hundred dollars worth of struts and or ball joints, etc., and the noise is still there. He takes the car elsewhere and the
Cartridge Wheel Bearing Service
Wheel bearing service on import front-wheel drive cars with cartridge-style wheel bearings can be a challenge if you don’t have the proper tools. The wheel bearings are pressed into the knuckle and are impossible to remove unless you have a hydraulic press or a puller designed to push the wheel bearings out of the hub.
Tony Eury Jr. Repeats as Federal-Mogul’s NASCAR MOOG ‘Problem Solver of the Race’
Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s crew chief, Tony Eury Jr., received his second straight MOOG "Problem Solver of the Race" Award from Federal-Mogul Corporation after Earnhardt’s #88 Chevrolet finished third in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 9 ….
Tech Tip: Kia Front Suspension Noise on Bumpy Roads
Some owners of 2002-’05 Sedona vehicles produced from 5/1/2001-8/31/2005 may complain of front suspension noises over rough road surfaces at speeds between 18-31 mph. To reduce the noise, Kia has redesigned the strut mount with a modified rubber composition to improve the overall sound dampening in the affected speed range ….
Tech Tip: Curing Brake Pulsation on Dodge Durangos
The 2004 Dodge Durango may exhibit pulsation or vibration in the brake pedal and/or steering wheel when the brakes are applied. The condition is most noticeable at speeds over 50 mph, but can occur at lower speeds. If the customer indicates that the condition is present, perform the repair procedure. The procedure involves ….
Rislone Stabilizer Display Helps Repair Shops Sell More Product
The aging of America’s vehicles presents an excellent opportunity for distributors, jobbers, retailers and repair shops to sell products designed to improve these vehicles’ longevity and performance, like the Rislone line of fluid stabilizers from Bar’s Products ….
Snap-on Diagnostics Introduces Software Bundle 8.2
Snap-on Diagnostics announced recently the availability of Software Bundle 8.2. The latest software upgrade delivers more new Scanner coverage than ever before for MODIS, SOLUS PRO, SOLUS, ETHOS and the MT-Series Scanner. Snap-on has also added 820 new vehicles and access to 7,000 new systems since ….
Tech Tip: Diagnosing a Clunky Chevy Truck
Bill’s 2004 Chevy Silverado made an odd clunking noise on the freeway when he ran over those little reflectors while changing lanes. He could hear and feel the "clunk" in the steering wheel. Some customers may comment on a clunk-type noise coming from under the hood that also can be felt in the steering wheel. These conditions may be more noticeable when turning at low speeds on ….