Tech Feature: Diagnosing and Replacing Chassis & Ride Control Parts
Worn chassis parts are often-overlooked causes of tire wear, steering and handling problems, and even road noise. Worn tie rods are the most common culprit for causing rapid tire wear, but worn control arm bushings or ball joints can also contribute to tire wear.
New MOOG Master Chassis Catalog Includes More Than 800 New Parts
Among the new parts highlighted in the new catalog are more than 200 sway bar link kits, 192 tie rod ends, 123 control arms, 76 ball joints, 68 control arm bushing kits, and 43 strut mounts. Federal-Mogul also has dramatically expanded MOOG coverage of sway bar bushing kits, coil spring seats/isolators, pitman arms, drag links and other components.
2009 Honda Civic, Dozens of Other Foreign-Nameplate Vehicles Featured in Newly Expanded MOOG Chassis Parts Line
Federal-Mogul’s aggressive MOOG product development initiative has resulted in nearly 650 new chassis part numbers to date in 2009, including precision-engineered ball joints, alignment kits, control arms, center/drag links, tie rods, coil springs and other components for many of the most popular foreign-nameplate applications.
Tech Tip: Consider Your Customer Base When Purchasing an Alignment Lift
If you do wheel alignment work, you need an alignment lift for raising vehicles off the ground. A lift is essential because you have to get under the vehicle to inspect the steering and suspension before you check the alignment. You can’t align worn parts, so it’s important to always make sure the tie rod ends, ball joints, springs, bushings, struts and related components are all in good condition before you make any corrections ….
Tech Feature: Worn Steering and Suspension Parts are Often Overlooked
It’s a little known fact that many cars and trucks that end up in junkyards have never had any major steering or suspension parts replaced. They still have the original equipment shocks and struts, springs, ball joints, tie rod ends and steering racks. So does this mean junkyards all across America are full of perfectly good parts? Not these parts ….
Tech Tip: 15 Ride Control Tips that Will Help You Sell the Job and Do it Right
The customer will not be happy if he brought the car in for a knocking noise, was sold a couple hundred dollars worth of struts and or ball joints, etc., and the noise is still there. He takes the car elsewhere and the knocking noise is fixed with a couple of $20 sway bar bushings. Despite how bad the parts are, that guy is going to think he got beat. It’s important to address the ….
Mitch Schneider: Life is Full of Choices, and Those Choices are Usually Right or Wrong
Three years and 40,000 miles ago, one of my technicians installed new ball joints and tie rod ends, along with a host of other steering and suspension parts, on a 1998 Dodge truck. The truck, a fairly "vanilla" Dakota, was – and still remains – absolutely stock. It wasn’t lifted. It wasn’t lowered. It wasn’t modified in any way.
Audi MLB Alignment
The alignment of these vehicles can be straightforward mechanically.
Needs Come First When Choosing Aftermarket Or OE
It’s essential to understand the differing needs of manufacturers, shops, technicians, and consumers.
Service Opportunities Still Exist With EVs
Like all ICE vehicles, you need the correct tools, parts and to follow the proper service procedures when servicing EVs. This video is sponsored by The Group Training Academy.
