Tag Archives: Brakes

2013-2017 Honda Accord Rear Brake Caliper Replacement

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Dan

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Rebuilding My Truck’s Rear Brakes

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Dan

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88-94 Ford Truck Dual-Piston Brake Servicing

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Dan

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A Week of Brake Fails

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Dan

It was a week with several different failures of brake systems.

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3 Mistakes To Avoid on Brake Jobs

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Dan

I’m all for people fixing their cars themselves. You can save a lot of money by not taking your car to a shop, but sometimes that doesn’t work out very well. I don’t know if this customer had done their … Continue reading →

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Lazy Parking Brake Cable Installation

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Dan

I was looking over a customer car that was in for normal service, and noticed that the parking brake cables had been replaced at some point, and whoever had done the job did not do it very well. I know … Continue reading →

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2011-2017 Honda Odyssey Rear Brake Replacement – Internal Parking Brake

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Dan

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Zip Tie Brake Line Separator

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Dan

I was replacing the brake lines on an old Honda Odyssey. Because of the age of the car, almost all of the plastic brake line clips broke while removing the old lines. This meant that I had to try to … Continue reading →

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Rear Rotors In The Front

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Dan

The front brakes of a car do most of the work in stopping a car, so they are usually larger diameter, with bigger brake pads, and the rotors are vented because of how hot they get during use. The rear … Continue reading →

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Fake Fancy Brakes

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Dan

Usually, the brakes on a car aren’t something you pay much attention to. But on sportier or fancier cars, sometimes some attention is shown to how they look. With bigger wheels that show more of the brakes, a common way … Continue reading →

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