What Is Behind Wheel Bearing Noise?
A caliper that’s sticking or a brake pad that’s loose and dragging may make a metallic scraping noise.
Tilting Shocks On A Tacoma
Use this procedure to reduce the chances of the inner rubber sleeve of the strut front suspension support from tearing.
Brake Job: 2009-2015 Toyota Venza
The Venza uses a drum-in-hat parking brake. The parking brake is applied using a foot pedal.
Dodge Ram 1500 (2009-2015) Alignment Specs
For service providers, the combination of different suspension components can make the alignment procedure challenging.
S.U.R.&R. Releases New Oil And Fuel Filter Removal Cup
New “Why Didn’t I Think Of That” product keeps techs and shop floors clean and safe.
Brake Job: 2015-Current Chevy Trax, Buick Encore
The Chevy Trax and Buick Encore are considered sub-compact crossovers based on a car platform. The platform GM chose was the Gamma platform used for the Aveo and Sonic.
Brake Lubricants: Keeping Brakes Moving
Brakes are the hottest components on a vehicle and they need lubricants that can stand up to the heat. With inconsistent temperatures, brake lubricant also needs to work at sub-zero as well as scorching temperatures.
2009-2015 Toyota Venza Brake Job
The key to servicing the brakes on the Venza is to pay attention to the details like the lubricants and rotor dimensions. Also, you must realize that parts like the brake hardware and soft components like the guide pin boots have a limited lifespan.
On-Car Rotor Resurfacing
One of my favorite pieces of shop equipment is the on-the-car brake lathes. Not only does they resurface the rotors to the center line of the wheel bearings, they speed the job up in some cases. Its a win/win situation. I remember the earlier models of on car lathes that were a complete pain to set up. Not with today’s equipment, they are painless if you know wat you are doing.
LTI Tools Offers Universal Wheel Bearing Hub Removal Tool
Safely remove all frozen hubs instantly with LTI Tools’ Universal Hub Shocker Wheel Bearing Hub Removal Tool (LT830A). Its universal fit mounts to all axle bolted hubs – 5-, 6- and 8-lug hubs. And it mounts to two studs using supplied flanged nuts in seconds.
