When doing a major brake job, such as replacing lines, repairing a caliper, and so on, it’s normal procedure to bleed the brakes in order to get the air out of the system and re-pressurize it. Sometimes this doesn’t work, though, and the do-it-yourself mechanic is left frustrated. Why won’t …
Most modern vehicles utilizing disc brakes have what’s called a “floating caliper.” Some may use a “fixed caliper” which is only slightly different in terms of how it operates to apply pressure to the disc. Read more at 10w40.
Your car’s brakes are its primary safety component, so if anything is even remotely wrong, you’ll want to fix it immediately. The trouble is, sometimes brake issues aren’t all that cut-and-dried. Read more on 10w40.
In our Brake Bleeding How-to earlier this month, we showed you how to bleed the brakes on your car after doing maintenance or repairs that might have introduced air into the system. In this article, we’ll show you the one man method often cited by Big Block 409 in our …
Every vehicle is different, of course, but the following is a general guide that will be useful on most makes and models, including how to do this with a modern, electronic Anti-lock Braking System (ABS). Read more at 10w40.
Amazingly, while the e-brake seems like a relatively easy diagnostic and fix – it’s basically just a metal cable running from the brake lever (pedal mechanism) through the firewall/floor, along the bottom of the truck and then splitting to meet each wheel – it’s not always easy. Read more on …
Recently in our Ask a Mechanic forums, Carl asked why, after bleeding his brake lines, the brake pedal still sinks to the floor (has no pressure). The answer is very simple, but many DIY mechanics wouldn’t know it. Carl assumes, as would many (including myself), that the problem is the …
