Bendix Understands the Importance of Up-to-Date Brake Training
Maximizing your shop’s profits can be as simple as up-to-date training for your technicians. Braking system technology has changed immensely and requires continuing education.
Management: Selling Specialty Chemicals
Chemicals are hot commodities because they are profitable to sell and help customers with a variety of needs. So let’s take a look at some of these products to see what kinds of needs they meet and benefits they provide.
Wagner Brake Products Named Parts Vendor of the Year by Monro Muffler Brake & Service
Federal-Mogul’s Wagner Brake Products brand has been unanimously selected as 2005 Parts Vendor of the Year by Monro Muffler Brake & Service. The Wagner brand’s selection as Parts Vendor of the Year took place at Monro Muffler Brake & Service’s recent national sales meeting.
Brake Fluid Testing, Bleeding & Flushing
Brake fluid is something that should always be changed when the brakes are relined or when replacing a caliper, wheel cylinder, brake line, hose or master cylinder. But what about other times? Should brake fluid be replaced for preventive maintenance? Most brake experts say yes! DOT 3 and DOT 4 brake fluid contains glycol ethers
Brake Fade
Brake fade is something nobody wants to experience. When you step down on the brake pedal with a certain amount of force, the vehicle should slow predictably. But when the brakes get too hot and start to fade, it takes more and more pedal effort to get the same amount of braking force. Eventually the
Wheel Bearings 101
Service and replacement is making a comeback on some vehicles Some people think servicing wheel bearings is a thing of the past — like measuring dwell on a set of ignition points. But, even with sealed hub units, inspection and service have not gone out of style. Like any moving part on a vehicle that
Diagnostic Solutions: Wheel Bearing Diagnosis
PROPER PROCEDURES AND CORRECT TOOLS PREVENT COMEBACKS Although wheel bearings are often the most neglected part of the vehicle, they nevertheless have a critical job to do, and in most cases, do it very well. Not only are wheel bearings designed to support the weight of the vehicle and allow it to travel over a
Sears Automotive Group Chooses Hunter OCL400 Exclusively for Auto Service Centers Nationwide
Sears Automotive Group has selected the Hunter OCL400 On-Car Lathe exclusively for its 850 retail auto service stores nationwide. The OCL400 won out over competitive lathes after an intensive six-month evaluation that included performance comparison tests in 50 separate stores.
Tech Tip: Aftermarket Brake Pads – Are They Really OE Quality?
Quality is something everybody talks about when it comes to selling brake pads, but what does it really mean? Same look and fit as the original pads? No installation problems? No noise complaints? Same or better braking performance, feel and pad life as the OEM pads?
Management: Selling a Complete Brake Job
Brake parts are often sold on a piecemeal basis because customers only want the minimum number of parts needed to fix their brakes. It might be a set of pads for the front brakes, a single rotor or drum, a caliper or wheel cylinder, a brake hose or a master cylinder. The mentality is to fix what’s broken and nothing more.