Continental Announces Return And Expansion Of ATE Brake & Hydraulic Parts Program To The North American Market
The ATE brand encompasses brake pads and rotors, boosters, master cylinders, wheel speed sensors, brake wear indicators, calipers, brake fluid, hoses and reservoirs, as well as wheel cylinders.
Wheel Speed Sensor: Understanding ABS Brake Passive Sensors
The passive wheel speed sensor has been around a long time. It works quite differently than the active speed sensors that are found on most cars today. The passive speed sensor creates its own AC signal that changes frequency with wheel speed. This signal is only present while the wheel is turning at a rate fast
Let Your Foot Be Your Guide In Helping Assess Brake System Integrity
Chances are your foot will know the condition of a vehicle’s brakes and the quality of the brake pads before your mind puts it all together. Consider this: Stopping a 4,000-lb. vehicle requires a driver to press on a pedal to generate friction at the wheels. What happens in between the pedal and pads can determine how much pressure the driver is required to apply to stop the vehicle in a safe distance.
How Do Fluid And Friction Change Brake Pedal Feel?
Chances are your foot will know the condition of a vehicle’s brakes and the quality of the brake pads before your mind puts it all together. Consider this: Stopping a 4,000-lb. vehicle requires a driver to press on a pedal to generate friction at the wheels. What happens in between the pedal and pads can determine how much pressure the driver is required to apply to stop the vehicle in a safe distance.
Monroe Brakes ‘Get A Break On Brakes’ Promotion Offers Consumers Rebates Of Up To $30
Available from April 1 to May 31, the Monroe promotion offers prepaid Visa cards for qualifying purchases of ultra-premium Monroe Total Solution ceramic and semi-metallic brake pads.
Brake Lubricants: Reduce Noise And Optimize Performance
Under extreme braking conditions, some lubricants can’t take the heat and melt off, evaporate, oxidize or burn. That’s why ordinary, general-purpose chassis grease should never be used for lubricating brake components. It simply won’t hold up.
Raybestos Adds 428 New Part Numbers To Line Of Brake Components
The addition includes brake hoses, brake rotors, brake calipers and accessories, brake cables, clutch hoses and brake pad sets.
Raybestos Introduces RPT Plated Brake Calipers
Raybestos says its new Rust Prevention Technology provides the best defense against the elements.
Actron Introduces Brake Bleed Kit
Actron offers its CP7840 Brake Bleed Kit for North America. The tool is designed to assist in completing various brake jobs that require a full system bleed, such as replacing a brake caliper, wheel cylinder, brake hose or line, or master cylinder.
Akebono EURO Ultra-Premium Brake Pads Named Best Overall Import Aftermarket Product By Import Vehicle Community
This is the second time in three years that Akebono’s EURO Ultra-Premium ceramic brake pads have been named the “Best Overall Import Aftermarket Product or Product Line” as part of the annual Import Product and Marketing Awards held by the Import Vehicle Community.
