Service Advisor: Technician Town Hall Spurs Responses on Rotor Runout
Just like the town hall meetings across the country where Americans have questions for their government representatives, tomorrow’s technicians have questions of their own on ways to better service their future customers.
Undercover: Sensing Dangers: Safety System Diagnostics
How Wheel Speed Sensors Play a Vital Role in Safety System Activation.
Undercover: Putting the STOP to Pedal Pulsation
If a customer complains of pedal pulsation or steering wheel shimmy when the brakes are applied, the most common assumption is that heat, wear, corrosion or mechanical stress is causing a variation in braking torque to occur that’s directly proportionate to wheel speed.
Uncovering Hyundai Repairs With Undercar Inspections
The brake and suspension systems on Hyundai’s popular line of cars and SUVs are both undercar systems where problems can be detected during routine maintenance.
Undercover: EXTRA CREDIT- A Lesson in Brake Fluid
The reason it’s so important to change the fluid each time is because you can’t judge the condition of the brake fluid by its appearance alone.
Undercover: Brakes 101
Topics To Cover –
Inspection checklist, Servicing, Rotors and Drums, Linings and Brake Fluid
Passing Inspection
Adapted from Gene Markel’s article in Brake & Front End
Picking up Bad Vibes: Diagnosing a Shake, Rattle & Roll
Adapted from Larry Carley’s Article in Brake & Front End
Geometry In Motion – Stabilizing Steering and Suspension
Adapted from Gene Markel’s article in Brake & Front End
T2s Service Advisor – Read Any Good Calipers, Lately?
Science Friction: Disc brake calipers come in many sizes and configurations, including fixed-caliper, multi-piston designs, and the more modern floating-caliper, single piston designs that may also contain a mechanically actuated parking brake. Needless to say, disc brake calipers have undergone a series of design changes that continue to make them more adaptable to late-model vehicle