Brakes
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...
One of my favorite pieces of shop equipment is the on-the-car brake lathes. Not only does they resurface the rotors...
Just about every rotor is made of cast iron, but what can make or break a rotor are ingredients like...
This rotor gives a new meaning to “two-piece rotor.” According to Andy Polin of AB&S Undercar Specialists, the customer wanted...
The second-generation Honda Pilot shares the same platform as the Odyssey minivan and Accord. It also shares a lot of...
Veteran technicians will remember the problems with composite rotors in the late 1990s. These rotors had hats of stamped steel...
Now that the warped rotor myth is busted, and we’re not just replacing the rotor and moving on, what are...
Myths take hold because either A) they seem completely logical or B) they are so often repeated that they just...
First know that all brakes make noise. When the friction material makes contact with the rotor, the coupling causes the...
In 2012, an aftermarket rotor testing procedure was approved by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) titled J2928 Brake Rotor...
In the Northeast and Midwest, a flat tire and an alloy wheel seizing on the hub (two parts jammed or...
