Also, unless you work on drum brakes on a regular basis, you'll need a service manual specific to your car. JACK IT UP Start by loosening all the lug nuts on the rear wheels. Block both front wheels in both dir
The markup at a service center—especially a car dealership—can be exorbitant. But, a brake job can be accomplished quickly and easily, with just a handful of cheap tools, for less than half the cost. Recently, a colleague here at Popular Mechanics mentioned that he had an appointment the...
Then a service brake light came on. I did make it home. I crawled under the truck and brake fluid was from the front to the back of the truck. I noticed two compromised metal brake lines on the driver side frame rail that were rusted through. I touched the lines and they were ...
Sounds scary... IIRC, there was a service advisory or maybe limited recall for something like this back in the mid/late '90's. I think it was related to a bad batch of valves in the vacuum booster freezing up and not channeling pressure properly to aid the pedal action. Leg pressure...
I had everything checked and had a full service before shipping the car. However, these brakes are completely unfit for the speeds that are commonly driven here. Does anybody know about any upgrades that could remedy this situation?It's very frustrating. My other car is an old (92) 318IS...
The markup at a service center—especially a car dealership—can be exorbitant. But, a brake job can be accomplished quickly and easily, with just a handful of cheap tools, for less than half the cost. Recently, a colleague here at Popular Mechanics mentioned that he had an appointment the...
The markup at a service center—especially a car dealership—can be exorbitant. But, a brake job can be accomplished quickly and easily, with just a handful of cheap tools, for less than half the cost. Recently, a colleague here at Popular Mechanics mentioned that he had an appointment the...