AAA Educates Drivers on Maintaining Pressures
AAA Warns Motorists New Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems Should Not Replace Monthly Tire Pressure Checks
NAPA Offers Winter Season Maintenance Tips
NAPA Technician of the Year Identifies Four Major Preventive Maintenance Problem Areas
Compositions, Functions, and Testing of Friction Brake Materials and Their Additives
This 33-page report was prepared as an information resource for the development of advanced brake materials for heavy vehicles. This research is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy,Office of Transportation Technologies. It is part of an initiative aimed at reducing the running resistance while improving the safety of on-highway heavy trucks.
Safety Quick-Guide For Arc Welding and Cutting the Safe Way!
This 16-page black & white guide provides tips on Arc Welding Hazards, Engine Hazards, Plasma Arc Cutting Hazards and Trailer Safety. Also included in this document are tips on Special Situations & Equipment, Principal Safety Standards, a Lens Shade Selector Guide and a Weld Cable Selector Guide.
ARC WELDING SAFETY
Arc welding is a safe occupation when sufficient measures are taken to protect the welder from potential hazards. When these measures are overlooked or ignored, however, welders can encounter such dangers as electric shock, overexposure to fumes and gases, arc radiation, and fire and explosion; which may result in serious, or even fatal injuries.
This bulletin is written with the arc welding operator in mind, containing both mandatory safety practices and those based on shop experience.
Hoffard Named Technician of the Future
The award is sponsored by Mitchell 1 and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)
Aftermarket Friction Product Effectiveness – May, 2002
The BMC Friction Material Committee resolves that aftermarket brake friction materials should not deteriorate vehicle braking performance below the applicable federal motor vehicle safety standard, and recognizes that on-vehicle, dynamometer, or other equivalent testing or
engineering or computer analyses may be employed by manufacturers of replacement friction in making good faith efforts to determine FMVSS performance.
Common Practices In CYLINDER BORING, HONING, AND WALL FINISHING
This booklet is a reprise of Brush Research Manufacturing’s original “Gold Book” entitled, “An Observation of Some
Common Practices in Cylinder Boring, Honing and Wall Finishing,” a piece of literature that essentially became required reading in the industry. The book has become a reference guide at many automotive technical schools.
Pulsed Power Solution to CAFE Requirements
Currently available new technologies incorporating pulsed power can help jump start a new era of less polluting
fuel efficient vehicles.
Toyota Think Green Contest to Win 2008 Highlander Hybrid
Contest runs now through November 30. Winner will be randomly drawn on December 7.
Prepare Your Car for Winter Weather
CarMax, Inc. Offers 10 Tips to Keep You Prepared for Winter Problems
Torque.TV Adds Drag Racing to Its Motorsport Channel Line Up
Torque.TV, the digital television network for motorheads, announced the premiere of Night Under Fire 2007 coverage on its Motorsport channel.