Tire Talk: Why Truck Tires Lose Air
Fleet tire managers typically ask how frequently they should be checking tire pressures — and why tires lose so much air during the course of the year. There really are only four reasons why tires lose air:
Undercover: Putting the Issue of Brake Noise to Bed
The key to stopping brake noise is to do the brake job right the first time.
Undercover: Stopping Power — Servicing Ford’s Hybrid Braking System
In traditional vehicles, the energy used to decelerate the car is lost as heat when the driver applies the brakes. Hybrids, on the other hand, can recover a substantial portion of what would otherwise be “lost energy” and store it in the battery for later use. This is known as regenerative braking.
Undercover: Uplifting Lessons — Lift Operations
You can only make a few mistakes with a lift before it costs more than the lesson is worth.
Real World: Getting Down and Dirty with Off-Road Racing Engines
People love their trucks and with more and more manufacturers offering beefed up trucks and SUVs with four-wheel drive, more are prone to take them off road, or at least live vicariously by watching others take theirs off road.
Tire Talk: Turning Stock to Rock
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Bodyworks: Working on Hybrids: a Body Shop Primer
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Hybrids account for only 1% of all U.S. light-vehicle sales, which actually presents a dilemma for shops: Because hybrids aren’t all that common (yet), shops aren’t as familiar with the potential hazards as they should be.
Are You Sure You Can Lift It?
You can only make a few mistakes with a lift before it costs more than the lesson is worth. What you don’t know can hurt you if you are using a shop’s lift.
Service Advisor: No Escaping Hybrid Service
The hybrid Escape and Mariner vehicles are full hybrid vehicles, meaning that, at times, the vehicle will run 100% on electric power only. In fact, it is capable of traveling up to 25 mph (40 kph) without ever starting the engine.
Filtering Out Future Problems
Adapted from Larry Carley’s article in Counterman