Automotive
2004 Toyota 4Runner Suspension Maintenance Opportunities
This case study involving a chassis repair on a 2004 Toyota 4Runner underscores the value of customer education and using...
This case study involving a chassis repair on a 2004 Toyota 4Runner underscores the value of customer education and using...
The customer will not be happy if he brought the car in for a knocking noise, was sold a couple...
Most shocks and struts today are "gas-pressurized" with nitrogen to minimize fluid foaming when the piston is pumping back and...
There’s a lot more to building a rugged off-road vehicle than just raising the suspension height and installing big tires...
Andrew Markel explains how sway bar geometry can lead to suspension noise on modern Nissan vehicles.
Electronically adjustable shocks and struts use conventional mono-tube and twin-tube oil-filled dampeners. The rods, gas chambers and piston have the...
Andrew Markel goes over what can wear out on a shock assembly and why it is important to check the...
What do some ball joints, tie rods and suspension components have in common with engines? The answer is torque-to-yield (TTY)...
Normal driving usually won't knock the wheels out of alignment or damage the suspension. However, normal driving also involves encounters...
The classic symptom of a bad wheel bearing is typically a cyclic chirping, squealing or growling noise that changes in...
