7. Not measuring the rotor: Rotor thickness needs to be measured every time. Running a rotor that is below specifications can cause safety issues like cracking and fading.
7. Not measuring the rotor: Rotor thickness needs to be measured every time. Running a rotor that is below specifications can cause safety issues like cracking and fading.
Reducing brake drag on late-model vehicles is not accomplished by a single component; it takes a system.
Drivers and technicians rarely make the connection between fuel economy and brakes. Moving the pads back from the rotor by only 1mm can increase fuel economy by as much as three to five percent. For engineers, it is a huge gain that does not involve exotic materials or adding expensive components.
The brake repair market is starting to become dominated by a “good enough” mentality.
For a vacuum brake booster to work, it needs a source of vacuum.
All wheel speed sensor codes are just the starting points of a diagnosis and not a reason to order a part.
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Your customers rely on their vehicles to get them safely from point A to point B, and they also rely on their brake pads and brake rotors to provide reliable stops each and every time. So how does the vehicle’s friction system work and what role do disc brake pads play? Once you understand how
Brake dust can indicate what could be wrong. This video is sponsored by Auto Value and Bumper to Bumper.
Guessing the correct torque setting is a bad idea.
Here are the top 10 brake mistakes technicians can make.