Over the past year or so, I’ve become quite familiar with a good variety of new tools. There was the bearing and bushing removal-slash-installation kit, and who could forget having my world turned ...

Hendrickson’s Air Disc Brake Wear Indicator Tool is designed to allow maintenance personnel to check brake pad and rotor thickness more conveniently without removing the wheel or the brake pads from ...

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 ...

Working on your car at home can be a good way to save cash, especially when it's something relatively simple, like replacing brake pads. However, this means you'll need to find the necessary tools, ...

Backyard classic truck builders can rattle off a list of "donor" rearends that accommodate early applications, including late-model six-lug conversions for 1947-1955 Chevys, like Nissan Pathfinders, ...

Consolidated Metco (ConMet) has launched a new online tool that allows users to look up specifications, cross reference and availability of all ConMet brake drum products. According to the company, ...

Bleeding brake fluid is a fairly straightforward maintenance procedure on most cars. The trouble is, you need two people to get the job done quickly. We understand that many Do-It-Yourselfers might ...

A: New brakes pads are generally about 10-12 millimeters thick. At 3 millimeters the brakes are just about worn out and should be replaced. Replacing the front and rear brakes at the same time may ...