Tag Archives: Brakes

Extra-Thin Brakes

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Dan

One of the company’s plow trucks was brought in to get the front brakes replaced because they were making noise, but we didn’t expect what we found when we took the wheel off.

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Incorrect Brake Pads

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Dan

Doing work on your car yourself or having a friend do it can save you a lot of money. But you have to know what you’re doing, or things could go very wrong.

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My Car: Day-Off Debacle

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Dan

This one had been in the planning stage for months, and I finally got the chance to do the work. And it didn’t go well.

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CR-V Parking Brake

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Dan

Once in a while I come across some small feature in a car that is really cleverly designed.

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4 Types of Parking Brakes

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Dan

A couple weeks ago I wrote a post about the different ways that you as a driver engage the parking brake. This week let’s look at the different ways parking brakes work. Drum Brakes

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3 Ways to Engage Parking Brakes

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Dan

All cars in the US have parking brakes. It can be called by many names, such as hand brake, emergency brake, or parking brake. Most of the time I only ever see it used by people with manual transmission cars, … Continue reading →

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Two Time-Saving Tools

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Dan

For a mechanic, time is money. The more we get done, the more money we make. So it’s often worth spending some money on tools that help us get jobs done faster.

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1999 Buick Century Drum Brakes

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Dan

For my first side job for someone other than a family member, one of my friends called me to find a brake fluid leak on her 1999 Buick Century. I found it pretty quickly; it was the short piece of … Continue reading →

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Failing Brakes: Disc Brakes

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Dan

Let’s finish this brake week with a collection of failed disc brakes.

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Failing Brakes: Drum Brakes

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Dan

I’ve seen a lot of cars with brakes that failed in various ways, so this week I’ll be posting some pictures from my collection. Today I have a couple pictures of drum brakes that failed.

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