Choosing the Right Brake Pad for the Right Customer
There is one simple piece of advice I try to live by: “Know what you know, and know what you don’t know.” This simple credo can save you from making mistakes and looking like a complete idiot. I am often asked for my opinion of a certain brand or application of brake pads, or which
BYOBP Brake Jobs: This Has To Stop
Recently, I was sent a link to a TV commercial on YouTube for a mobile brake business. I will post the link on BrakeandFrontEnd.com. The commercial featured a puppet claiming that the business could save a driver $500 on brakes because shops mark up brake parts by 300 percent. Not that I don’t trust puppets
Brake NVH: Real World Applications
First know that all brakes make noise. When the friction material makes contact with the rotor, the coupling causes the brake pad and rotor to oscillate and vibrate. The components are locked as a combined system that will vibrate at the combined system’s natural frequency of vibration. This is called force-coupled excitation. The driver hears
Brake Noise on Pads With 50% Material Remaining
If you’re seeing an increasing number of noisy brake pads that require replacement before they reach the middle of their duty cycle, the root cause may be edge lift (partial delamination) of either the friction material or shim from the backing plate. We all know that brakes are subject to significant wear and tear during
Brake Edge Code Updates Explained
Notice anything different about those edge codes on that set of brake pads you just ordered? If you haven’t yet, you will. Here’s the deal: Brake friction formulations are now covered by new regulations in California and Washington, which require the phase out of copper and other metals potentially harmful to the environment. As a
Monroe Brakes Offers Consumers Multiple Ways To Save On Brake Replacements This Spring
Consumers can receive prepaid cards valued at up to $30 on brake replacements completed between April 1 and May 31, through Tenneco’s Monroe Brakes “Trust the Pros” promotion. Consumers also can save on Monroe Brakes product purchases through the concurrent Monroe Brakes “Stop Shop” promotion.
Chip Ganassi Racing Makes History And Wins The 62nd 12 Hours Of Sebring, Equipped With PFC Brakes Full Carbon Package
The No. 01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates team and PFC Brakes made sportscar history this past weekend with a win at the 62nd 12 Hours of Sebring – the oldest sportscar race in the United States.
Wagner ThermoQuiet CeramicNXT Brake Pads Available For 2014 Jeep Cherokee
Federal-Mogul’s Wagner brake products brand has introduced into the aftermarket rear brake pads for 2014 Jeep Cherokee models. These Wagner ThermoQuiet CeramicNXT low-copper pads (No. QC1734) and three additional new pad sets for late-model applications are available immediately through leading automotive parts distributors.
Consumer Rebates Of Up To $30 Available On Wagner ThermoQuiet Brake Pads
Available Feb. 24 through May 31, 2014, the popular Wagner Brake spring promotion offers mail-in consumer rebates of $15 per front pad set and/or $15 per rear pad set on the brand’s “best-ever” brake pads – new Wagner ThermoQuiet CeramicNXT pads featuring Wagner OE21(TM) low-copper formulations – and ThermoQuiet semi-metallic pads.
Wagner ThermoQuiet CeramicNXT Brake Pads Now Available For Several Additional Late-Model Applications
Wagner ThermoQuiet CeramicNXT brake pads featuring the brand’s exclusive 2021-compliant low-copper friction technology have been introduced for 2014 Mazda 6 passenger cars and several other popular late-model foreign nameplate and domestic applications.
Bosch Offers Eco-Friendly, Copper-Free Brake Pads
In response to legislation requiring the reduction of copper in friction formulations, Bosch has announced the use of its first copper-free ceramic material in the premium-grade QuietCast line of braking products. Bosch provides full coverage for domestic, Asian and European cars, vans and SUVs with one out of every three vehicles on the road today using Bosch braking components, according to the company.
Lisle Tool Offers A Quick Way To Spread Brake Pads
Lisle Corp.’s 29100 Quick Quad Pad Spreader makes brake pad replacement quick and easy. Simply squeeze the handle and the fast-acting plunger compresses disc brake pistons in seconds.