It's a beautiful spring day, and a perfect time to break the winter seal on the garage and drive around in your classic Corvette, vintage motorcycle or whatever pride and joy you happen to have ...

If you haven’t changed rear brake pads on a newer car recently, you might be surprised to find it can’t be done without special tools. It’s been probably 30 years since I replaced rear pads on a car, ...

Over my 50+ years as a master auto technician, vocational educator and vehicle owner, I learned the importance of a vehicle’s braking systemespecially the calipers. So, I never wait for my brake pads ...

C hecking the condition of your disc-brake pads should be a regular part of servicing your bike. For example, when you check ...

Q I read with great interest your segment on the Honda Accord 30,000-mile rear-brake failure. I know of two owners of Hyundai Sonatas who have experienced identical problems. I am one of them. Just a ...

A sure cure for Corvette Braking ills. When the Corvette four-wheel disc brakes were first introduced in 1965, they represented a revolutionary breakthrough in brake technology. Never before had ...

The following was published in CCJ's Air Brake Book, 11th edition, sponsored by SilverbackHD. CCJ's Air Brake Book is a complementary industry resource, courtesy of our partnership with SilverbackHD, ...

If you’re replacing or servicing your disc brakes, you need lubricating grease. No ifs, ands, or buts, you need to lubricate the metal-on-metal parts that are meant to slide, otherwise, your calipers ...

While the stock Mustang braking system has evolved and improved over the course of the S197 run, resulting in a package on the Coyote-powered GT’s that can halt you from speed remarkably quicker than ...

Your brakes are one of the most important safety features on your car. That’s why keeping them in top shape — and regular brake replacement — is so important. Brakes, just like tires, naturally wear ...

Cleaning your brakes is an important step in motorcycle maintenance and a fairly easy one to do. The tools required are basic (allen keys, a socket set and a torque wrench) and the payoff is instant.

There seems to be no stopping the rollout of disc brakes. The stopping systems that emerged as an option for most OEMs around 2008 had become standard on steer axles by 2012, said Freightliner ...