Jump-N-Carry JNCAIR 1700 Peak Amp Jump Starter with Air Compressor
Clore Automotive presents the JNCAIR, a 1700 peak amp jump starter, from Jump-N-Carry. This unit features Jump-N-Carry performance, plus the convenience of an integrated, industrial-grade air delivery system.
Snap-on Offers 3/8-Inch Drive Fuel Pressure Sensor Socket For GM Vehicles
The removal of the fuel pressure sensors on GM vehicles can be a challenge. Service technicians often attempt to remove them with pliers, which can easily damage the part. Utilizing a socket is a much faster and more efficient approach to removing the sensors. According to the company, the new Snap-on 3/8-inch Drive 27mm 6-point Fuel Pressure Sensor Socket (A227) is the perfect time-saving tool for this particular job.
Akebono Adds More Than 50 New Part Numbers, In Conjunction With Software Updates
Akebono Brake Corp. announced it has added 51 new part numbers into its aftermarket brake pad portfolio providing coverage to more than 24 million additional vehicles. This added coverage features popular late-model domestic, European and Asian vehicles.
Lincoln Electric Announces Extended Warranty Program
Lincoln Electric has announced a new welding equipment warranty extension program that offers repair for an additional two years, building on the standard three-year warranty included with the purchase of the company’s welders and wire feeders.
ZF Services LLC Releases New Training Video For 6HP Transmission Oil Changes
ZF Services LLC, the strategic aftermarket business unit of ZF Friedrichshafen AG in North America, has announced the most recent video update to the ZF Education Center. The newly added video is a training video for oil changes on ZF 6HP transmissions.
Bosch Launches New Digital Marketing University
Bosch has announced a significant new benefit for repair shops that are members of its exclusive Bosch Car Service program. Bosch is launching the company’s new Digital Marketing University to provide new training programs and tools in areas such as website marketing, web scheduling, social media, loyalty and search engine marketing.
Mevotech Releases More Than 500 New Part Numbers For Control Arms And Chassis
Mevotech has announced the release of more than 500 new part numbers for control arms and chassis. According to the company, these latest numbers meet and exceed OE specifications, and many of the parts released have been engineered with Mevotech XFactor features, which include greaseable ball joints, sintered metal-to-metal bearings, knurled housing, corrosion resistant coatings and enlarged ball studs for reduced contact pressure.
Inspect The Automatic Transmission Filter And Fluid
Changing the automatic transmission filter and fluid is a great preventive maintenance practice, ensuring a clean and proper working transmission assembly. The most important factors are installing the correct filter for the vehicle application and the correct installation procedures of the filter. An incorrect filter installation or the wrong filter will ultimately cause erratic shifts and possibly cause damage to the transmission assembly.
Capturing Unperformed Service Work
We’ve all had those preventive maintenance conversations with customers, but has a customer ever asked you to replace something that didn’t test bad? I had a customer tell me to replace a battery that was barely four years old and it was a 75-month battery. I told him that the battery tested fine and the charging system was working well. That’s when he said something that I now say to my customers almost every day. “You don’t wait until you run out of gas before you put gas in, right? Why would you wait until your battery died to put a new one in?”
Be Sure To Inspect The Bushing
There is no real maintenance schedule for a bushing beyond periodic inspection. While tie rod ends and ball joints might occasionally receive a little “thanks” for all their hard work in the form of a greasy treat, the bushing gets no such thanks. In fact, such a “treat” can mean death to a rubber bushing.
Preventing Brake Noise Complaints
Most brake complaints will be squeak-related, with the common metal-on-metal grinding taking a close second. Both of these noises relate to the pad. The grinding noise is almost always the result of worn pads and the backing plate contacting the rotor, and we all know how to deal with that. To a lesser extent, you’ll also get some knocking complaints.
Take Time To Evaluate The Condition Of Brake Hydraulics
Mileage is an essential criterion for evaluating the condition of brake hydraulics. Keep in mind that, each time the brakes are applied, the master and wheel cylinder piston seals wear. Given time, the rubber cups in master cylinders wear to the point that they will not consistently seal hydraulic pressure. The result will often be a low brake pedal, poor stopping power or an intermittently sinking brake pedal.