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 ...
Nothing lasts forever—except for maybe American Idol, which just won't seem to die—and this is especially true in racing. But proper care and feeding of your race car's brakes can help them last ...
It's funny how we spend so much time working on race cars, yet some parts are almost universally undermaintained. Brake calipers definitely fall into that category. Maybe you have a good set of racing ...
Two and a half decades is a long time. It also happens to be the same amount of time since the brakes on my old 1994 Honda CBR900RR were last touched. I figured it would be a good idea to refresh the ...
Hydraulic brake calipers are pretty simple and very reliable, but they do occasionally suffer problems. Whether your brakes are dragging excessively or there’s hydraulic fluid dripping from your the ...
It could be argued that the most important system of a car is the braking system. Sure, you aren't going anywhere without a drivetrain, but if you can't stop you've reached the literal end of the line ...
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 ...
Are your brakes sticking, pulling your vehicle to one side or just not stopping your car like they used to? All three are signs that you may have a faulty brake caliper. (The caliper is the part that ...
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, ...
Our 1968 Corvette coupe is edging ever closer to hitting the highway. After rebuilding the front suspension and brakes, the team at Hot Rods by Dean turned their attention to the rear suspension. For ...