Monroe Ready to Launch Bigger, Better Undercar ‘Technology Tour’ for Service Professionals
The Monroe Ride & Drive training experience, which has helped thousands of automotive professionals explore the advantages of premium ride control technologies for domestic and import vehicles, will return in an expanded format this year as the Tenneco Technology Tour.
Ride Control Repairs
Keeping Your Customers’ Tires Glued to the Road
ACDelco Launches “Winner’s Circle” Promotion
ACDelco Dedicated Distribution Group (DDG) members will award ACDelco Winner’s Circle game cards to Independent Service Centers (ISCs) that participate in ACDelco’s Total Service Support (TSS) program, Key Fleet customers and ISC accounts for purchases of ACDelco brakes, shocks, struts, chassis and power steering undercar products.
Management: Tools for Selling Ride Control
It has been estimated by one ride control manufacturer that 80 percent of vehicles in junkyards still have their original shocks or strut units. Part of the reason is that selling shocks and struts is difficult. It is an item that when it wears, it does not cause the vehicle to stop running. When it does wear, the driver is usually not aware of how bad it really has become.
Selling Services, Tools for Selling Ride Control
It has been estimated by one ride control manufacturer, that 80 percent of vehicles in junkyards still have their original shocks or strut units. Part of the reason is that selling shocks and struts is difficult. It is an item that when it wears, it does not cause the vehicle to stop running. When it
Suspension Vibration Diagnosis
Vibrations are annoying and may be a warning signal that something is amiss. So don’t ignore such symptoms.
How Much Maintenance
How much maintenance is really necessary to keep a vehicle in good, running condition, safe and reliable? It’s a controversial subject for which there is no simple answer. Maintenance recommendations and requirements vary depending on the year, make and model of the vehicle, the type of driving it undergoes, the environment in which it operates,
Nissan Suspension Repairs
Basic Safety Checks Benefit Both Your Shop and Your Customers
Ride Control Solutions from KYB Getting Positive Results
KYB is reporting "overwhelming" results from its "Ride Control Solutions from KYB" initiative. Launched this past August, this program was designed to provide technicians and service writers with methods and tools to increase shock and strut sales.
Tech Tip: Uncovering Tire Noise
By now you’ve probably become an expert at explaining the noise differences between a “mud” performance tire and one designed for "all-terrain" use. Tire lugs are dead giveaways. Even someone with trifocals can see the difference.