Selling Services: Understanding the Importance of Bearing Grease
n overheating and excess grease purging* (leaking). Overheating occurs because the heat generated cannot dissipate correctly, continually building until damage occurs. When a bearing overheats and pushes out the grease, the sealing lip can be damaged and “blown out” in the reverse direction. When the grease amount is low, a grease starvation condition may be
Shaken, Not Steered
Wouldn’t it be great if various vibrations in the car were something that we could measure, sort through, select one and assign numbers to it that can be used to find its source? Wouldn’t be even better if we could determine by the numbers whether the vibration was a balance issue or excessive runout with
Diagnostic Solutions: Springs and Things
Maximizing Ride Control…Steering Response & Handling
Good Good Vibrations
Wouldn’t it be great if various vibrations in the car were something that we could measure, sort through, select one, and assign numbers to it that can be used to find its source? Wouldn’t be even better if we could determine by the numbers whether the vibration was a balance issue or excessive runout with
Alignment Update, Expensive Parking
It is a misconception that the number of bays determines success. Instead, it is the number of vehicles a bay can service in a day and the profitability of the repair order that often determines success. Adding extra bays to your shop is one way to add capacity, but it does not address the issue
Expanded CARDONE Select Water Pump Coverage Available Now!
CARDONE offers full program coverage for its CARDONE Select Totally New Water Pump line with more than 675 SKUs ranging from 1938-2007. Applications cover import and domestic passenger cars, trucks, heavy-duty, industrial, agricultural and marine vehicles.
Thrust Angle
The thrust angle is an imaginary line drawn perpendicular to the rear axle’s centerline. It compares the direction that the rear axle is aimed with the centerline of the vehicle. It also confirms if the rear axle is parallel to its front axle and that the wheelbase on both sides of the vehicle is the
ASC Expands Water Pump SKU Offering Worldwide
ASC Industries, a United Components company, now offers more than 1,300 new water pump SKUs, expanding its coverage globally. This expansion makes ASC the largest manufacturer of aftermarket water pumps worldwide.
Runout Report
Dial Indicator 101
Steering Position Sensors: Keeping on Track
The steering position sensor’s basic function is to monitor the driver’s steering inputs. This includes the angle of the steering wheel and/or the rate at which the driver is turning the wheel. The information may be used to vary hydraulic pressure in a variable-assist power steering system, or by a stability control system to improve
Diagnostic Solutions: Steering Gears
Keeping Your Customers’ Vehicles on The Straight & Narrow Modern automotive steering gears evolved from the quaint tiller-controlled steering systems used in the first automobiles to the hydraulically controlled systems now used in most import vehicles. Unfortunately, steering tillers that attached to axles with little or no steering geometry didn’t provide much steering feedback from
Collision-Related Alignments: It’s All in the Angles
src=”elements/100656.gif” width=”180″ height=”131″ alt=”” border=”0″ align=”baseline” /> When a vehicle is involved in an accident, extreme forces are placed upon the design characteristics of the structure, as well as all related and attached system components. This energy management of the collision forces is what began the need for technical training and the formation of I-CAR.