Federal-Mogul Corporation Launches National Commercial Vehicle Wheel End Catalog Showcasing Expanded Line of Premium Bearings, Seals and Hub Caps
Federal-Mogul Corporation’s National Wheel End Components brand has published a new catalog covering its expanded line of oil bath seals, premium through-hardened trailer bearings, bearing sets, hub caps, unitized wheel bearing nut systems and other components for commercial vehicles.
Ingersoll Rand Releases Smallest, Lightest Drill in Class
Ingersoll Rand has again extended its line of IQV Series cordless tools to include the D040 1/4" mini drill. As the smallest and lightest professional cordless drill in its class, the D040 joins a platform of tools that already includes several models of Impactools, drill/drivers, ratchets, grinders and lights.
Hybrids: Basic Service & Safety Procedures
Hybrids are hot. As the price of gasoline goes up, so does the demand for new vehicles that can squeeze more miles per gallon from every drop of gasoline. Hybrids do that by combining the best of both worlds: electric power for low-speed, stop-and-go driving, and gasoline power for highway cruising and long-range driving. Current
Diagnostic Solutions: Brake Maintenance & Inspection
” height=”234″ alt=”” border=”0″ align=”right” /> Although brake systems wear at a relatively glacial rate, a point will be reached when they can no longer stop the vehicle in an emergency situation and brake system inspections are therefore required to prevent accidents caused by brake component failure. Inspection procedures vary from area to area. Mountainous
New Tools: What’s Old is New Again
There is an old saying that there is nothing new under the sun. A recent trend in the tool industry might lead you to think there is some truth to that statement. It seems that although a new tool gets introduced every few minutes — with suppliers bringing more and more new items to market
Use Vacutec’s EVAPro to Troubleshoot Cause of Lit Check Engine Light
Using non-toxic smoke, inert gas and fluorescent dye, Vacutec’s EVAPro can pinpoint the source of the three leading OBD II DTCs in vehicles under 75,000 miles. The top three codes are: PO171 (system too lean), P1443 (EVAP control valve failure) and PO455 (gross EVAP leak).
Mitch Schneider: When Bad Luck is Really Good Luck…
About the worst thing that can happen around here is a week where all kinds of bizarre things accumulate. Aside from the absolute chaos it inflicts on everyone, including me, the crush of dealing with multiple crises makes it almost impossible to identify where one calamity ends and another begins.
ALLDATA Releases New Updates
As part of its quarterly update process, ALLDATA has added more than 200,000 pages of service and repair information, plus more than 4,000 pages of Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) data. The release reflects new and updated information from U.S., Asian and European auto manufacturers.
Excitement Mounts as Four NASCAR Engine Builder Teams Head for the MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder Showdown Semi-Finals
Four teams have emerged from fierce competition in the first two rounds of the eighth annual MAHLE Engine Builder Showdown, and are now headed for the semi-finals on May 22. Presented by MAHLE Clevite Inc., this year’s Showdown saw a record 19 teams enter the competition to build and run a NEXTEL Cup 357-cubic-inch Ford engine in the shortest time.
Tech Tip: Pinpointing Refrigerant Leaks on Today’s Vehicles
When a customer’s A/C system isn’t cooling well and the refrigerant charge is low, you know the system is leaking. The question is where? Fluorescent leak detection dyes are popular because they’re easy and inexpensive to use. All you need is a bottle of dye or refrigerant that has already had dye added to it.