Advertisement Vehicles will frequently come into your shop with a complaint of pedal pulsation. Oftentimes, the cause of the pedal pulsation is diagnosed as a warped rotor. This diagnosis is wrong. The rotor rarely, if ever, warps. Pedal pulsation is …
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Advertisement Vehicles Involved: Vehicles equipped with rear drum brakes. Condition: An appearance that the rear drum brake shoes are not making the proper shoe-to-drum contact. Repair Procedure: To determine the brake shoe to drum contact area, the following test may …
Advertisement Condition: Drum-in-Hat Rotor is Stuck on the Parking Brake If you are having trouble removing a drum-in-hat rotor, don’t just take a hammer to it. You may have to adjust the parking brake and back it off the rotor …
Advertisement There are a lot of different brake noises out there. These noises are indicators of different problems with the brake system. Some noises from underneath the vehicle are often mistaken as brake noises. This is due to the fact …
Advertisement How do brake rotors work? The brake rotor is an iron disc connected to the tire’s hub that is used in a disc brake assembly. Disc brakes are mostly used on the front wheels of vehicles, but they have …