To create functional press brake tools, prioritizing wall thickness over infill can be more effective. Thicker walls offer ...

The ability to stop is the most important feature your car has to offer. I know, Apple CarPlay is nice, but slowing down in a controlled fashion takes the cake. Over time, your brake system wears, and ...

KENOSHA, Wis. (March 18, 2014) — Snap-on Tools, a subsidiary of Snap-on Inc., has launched the Snap-on Parking Brake Tool (BT20) for working on rear parking brake springs of Toyota vehicles. According ...

Over the past few weeks we've looked at an extension wrench that loosens bolts in tight areas, a tap socket to restore damaged threads and a cheap jump-start battery pack that actually works. This ...

Consolidated Metco has developed a tool to help users quickly locate brake drums for vehicles. Consolidated Metco (ConMet) has launched a new online tool that allows users to look up specifications, ...

Metalworking has always been very much a “mixed method” art. Forging, welding, milling, grinding; anything to remove metal or push it around from one place to another is fair game when you’ve got to ...

CARS.COM — If you have the know-how to do your own brake work or know someone who does and is willing to share their expertise for free, the do-it-yourself approach to replacing brake pads and rotors ...

The Thor Tool brake check device is designed to allow one person to measure brake travel within 1/100th of an inch. To use the device, a mechanic or driver chalks the wheels, releases the parking ...

Hendrickson Trailer Commercial Vehicle Systems debuted its air disc brake wear indicator tool at the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week event in Las Vegas. The tool allows maintenance personnel to check ...

Lifting and positioning brakes is a sizable challenge in confined spaces, but maintenance is critical to minimising operational downtime, specifically when large wind turbines feature a yaw brake.

Your home garage is not a professional garage. And while you don't need every gadget under the sun to keep your vehicle running, there are a handful of inexpensive specialty tools that might make ...

Rivals like Ford are not standing idle, and their S650 iteration of the legendary pony car is gearing up for seventh-generation production with a six-speed manual (plus automatic option) following a ...