Hankook Steps Up To The Plate With 2017 ‘Great Catch’ Rebate Promotion
Mail-in rebate offers consumers up to $100 on a set of popular Hankook passenger or light truck tires.
Drive Shaft And Drivetrain Vibrations: Understanding The Order And Math
To determine if a vibration is vehicle- or engine-speed related, the easiest thing to do is slip the transmission into neutral and let the vehicle coast when the vibration is most noticeable. If the vibration continues, then the vibration is vehicle-speed related. Likewise, if the vibration subsides, the vibration is engine-speed related.
Tire Tread Wear: Causes And Symptoms
Tire tread wear can tell you a lot about what is wrong with a car’s suspension. Here are the most common tread wear patterns and what causes them.
How To Test Drive A Car To Check For Problems
Test drives on the surface can seem like one of the most unprofitable tasks a technician can perform. But, test drives can be one of the most profitable processes a shop can do to help sell more service.
Ford: Shudder on Acceleration/Deceleration, Binding on Slow Turns
Models Ford: 1997-2008 Expedition, Explorer; 2006-’08 F-150; 2007-’08 Explorer Sport Trac Lincoln: 1998-2008 Navigator; 2003-’05 Aviator Mercury: 2005-’08 Mountaineer Issue Various 1997-2008 vehicles equipped with either 4WD or AWD and equipped with control trac may exhibit a shudder on acceleration/deceleration, binding in slow speed turns or noise from the front driveline and/or transfer case. The shudder/binding will occur with
Shocks and Struts: A Crucial Part of the Electronic Equation
When a vehicle’s ABS or stability control is really needed, how well it works is directly related to the tire’s contact patch. If the tire does not have traction, any type of electronic intervention or driving skill will not bring the car back under control. During a panic stop, weight transfers to the front tires,
Yokohama Tire Corporation’s ‘Tire Tips’ Educational Video Series Returns
Hosted by Fred Koplin, Yokohama director of marketing communications, the new video in the Tires 101 segment is designed to help consumers understand the difference between various types of tires.