Undercover: Solutions to Stopping Brake-Related Comebacks
The following are 10 tips that can help you more efficiently and effectively solve a brake comeback due to noise.
Undercover: It All Adds Up: The Math Behind Brake Replacement Service
We need to occasionally analyze and re-evaluate how we package and price brake friction replacements. In this exercise, we’ll use product pricing and labor time numbers.
Undercover: Subcompact Vehicle Upgrades — A Reduction in ‘Class Size’
Over the next decade, it would appear that we will see a shift to smaller, lighter and more fuel-efficient vehicles, much like we experienced in the 1970s.
Undercover: Handling Honda Brake Systems
What we’ll look at in this article is not so much how to replace worn-out pads, but rather things to be on the lookout for that will ensure a quality job and eliminate comebacks.
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: Taking Control of the Ride
Ride control is important with today’s high-tech anti-lock brake and stability control systems, as well as electronic suspensions and self-leveling suspensions.
Undercover: Managing Emissions — Diagnosing Catalytic Converter Concerns
Before a technician replaces a converter, they need to address the possible reasons for it failing in the first place.
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: Lost Air Time — Servicing Air Springs and ERC Systems
Understanding the operating logic of an air ride suspension system is important when trying to make a diagnosis because all of these systems are different. If you don’t understand the logic, you can’t always tell if the system is functioning correctly or not.
Undercover: Handling All-Wheel-Drive Diagnostics
Today, technicians have to be more proficient in diagnosing AWD system failures. He or she has to be familiar with more that one manufacturer and be able to understand their methods of diagnosis verses the dealership technician who deals with one manufacturer.
Undercover: Strut Your Stuff — Inspecting a Front Suspension System
Before we get into servicing MacPherson struts, let’s take a look at the design and function of most modern front suspension struts.
Undercover: Diagnosing a Noisy Wheel Bearing
The classic symptom of a bad wheel bearing is typically a cyclic chirping, squealing or growling noise that changes in proportion to vehicle speed