Brake Noise: Using Engineering Logic To Cure Common Noise Issues
The most important thing to know is that all brakes make noise. When the friction material makes contact with the rotor, it causes the brake pad and rotor to vibrate. The vibration moves the air around and makes noise.
Brake Job: 2003-2011 Honda Element
It may look like a car that was never removed from the box, but the Honda Element isn’t boxy when it comes to the brakes. The Element is based on the CR-V platform and, while there is nothing tricky about this brake system, it is hardware intensive, with floating shims, abutment clips and pad separator springs in the front.
Brake Rotors Don’t Warp & The Earth Is Not Flat
By declaring a customer’s brake pedal pulsation complaint is caused by warped rotors is like saying the earth is flat. Both are cases where the observation of the person is based on a tiny piece of evidence that is false in nature and application.
Akebono Expands Pro-Act And Euro Disc Brake Pad Offering
Six new part numbers add coverage for more than 2 million vehicles.
Autopart International Rolls Out New Brake Pad Line
These brake pads, which are manufactured with OE friction material and OE positive mold process, are designed to be ultra-quiet with semi-metallic and ceramic formulations that provide stronger stopping power, reliability and confident pedal feel to drivers, the company says.
Tech Tip: Removing A Rear Rotor Stuck On The Parking Brake
If you are having trouble removing a drum-in-hat rotor, don’t just take a hammer to it. You may have to adjust the parking brake and back it off the rotor in order to remove the rear rotor.
Akebono Kicks Off The Year With 6 Disc Brake Pad Kits, Expanding Pro-Act, Akebono Performance And Euro Lines
Akebono has announced three new Pro-ACT part numbers, two Akebono Performance part numbers and one new EURO part number. Five of the six also include premium stainless hardware, the company added.
2013 Nissan Pathfinder Brake Job (Fourth Gen)
The Pathfinder’s brake layout is relatively straightforward with ABS and Traction Control on all four wheels. The system switches fluid pressure of each brake caliper to increase, hold or decrease via signals from the control unit in the ABS actuator and electric control unit.
Ford F-150 (2009-2014) Brake Job
There are more than 3.6 million 2009-’14 Ford F-Series trucks on the road today, and the majority of these are the F150 model. The 12th generation of the truck, and specifically its brake system, has had very few problems since most of the brake system was carried over from the previous platform.
Motorcraft Now Offering Brake Pads, Coated Brake Rotors And Drums
Motorcraft announces 36 additional brake pads and 20 additional rotors/drums.
