Undercover – Taking a Look into Muffler Technology
Adapted from Larry Carley’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
Real World – Top Tech Students Battle Bugged Mustangs To Determine Ford/AAA Auto Skills Champs
Dearborn, MI In late June, 50 two-person student teams from across the country competed against each other, and against the clock, to accurately diagnose and fix vehicles in the 2006 Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills National Finals. The competition took place June 27 in Dearborn, MI Henry Fords hometown. Two aspiring techs, Bradley Bolton and Aaron
Living Under The Hood – Making An Educated Decision On Seat Selection
Adapted from Larry Carley’s article in Engine Builder
Tire Talk – Taking It To The Streets
Adapted from Steve LaFerre’s article in Tire Review
Learning Align Honing from Joe the Pro
Adapted from Doc Frohmaders article in Engine Builder
Undercover – Straight Talk On Subaru Steering Service
Adapted from Larry Bailly’s article in ImportCar
Tire Talk – Anatomy of a Wheel
Adapted from Scott Blair’s articles in Tire Review
Under The Hood – Getting To Know Diesels
Adapted from Larry Carley’s article in Underhood Service
Badge of Honor – Habla Espanol?
Among the many things the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence does to help automotive technicians succeed is to stay abreast of changing demographics in the population. At the moment, Hispanics represent the fastest growing segment. For many, English is still a second language, so to help in their transition to our predominantly English technical