Nissan Tech Tip: Groaning/Grinding Noise from Front Brakes
Use this bulletin to service a 1998-2000 Quest if the vehicle’s front brakes make a loud, low-frequency groan/grind noise when stopping. The groan/grind addressed by this bulletin may occur at normal operating temperatures and is not a "creep groan."
NAPA CHASSIS Now Offers Hard-to-Find O.E. Replacement Cam Guide Pins
NAPA CHASSIS has announced it is first-to-market with OE replacement cam guide pins that meet a variety of vehicle applications. Proper alignment is critical for any vehicle and, in some cases, can hinge on the performance and durability of a very small piece of equipment. For instance, a vehicle’s cam guide pins.
Grey Pneumatic Introduces New 1/4-Inch Drive Set
Exclusive from Grey Pneumatic is a new 1/4-Inch Drive Set (Set No. 9748) of six point impact sockets. Like four sets in one, this complete set includes fractional sizes 3/16" to 9/16", as well as Metric sizes 4mm to 15mm, in both standard and deep length.
Tech Tip: Pleasant Surprise – Plugging Nissan Head Leak
Any technician who has worked extensively with Asian-made vehicles has more than a casual acquaintance with head gasket replacements. It comes as no surprise that when you put an aluminum head on a cast iron block, the different expansion rates of the two metals will eventually weaken the head gasket.
Drum Brake Self Adjusters: Understanding These Ancient Devices
d bridge bolts. Opposing piston calipers are bolted to the knuckle and have pins to position the pads. Drum brakes have return springs to return the shoes to a rest position and hardware to hold the shoes to the backing plate. The shoes return to a fully retracted or rest position when the master cylinder
LINK Tools Introduces The Locker – A Double Revolution in Ratchets
LINK Tools has introduced The Locker, a new half-inch ratchet wrench that has the capability to dramatically increase the speed and safety of all conventional ratchets and tool sets. The capability results from two fundamental and revolutionary changes in ratchet wrenches introduced for the first time in The Locker.
Tech Tip: Escalade Escapades – Fixing Front End Squeaks
Your shop just installed a new set of tires on a 2002 Cadillac Escalade. The very next day, the customer returns complaining about a squeak and a rattle coming from the front end that wasn’t there before you replaced the tires. What happened?
Tiger Tool International’s Bearing Cup Installer Fits Virtually All Medium- and Light-Duty Universal Joints
The Tiger Bearing Cup Installer, part number 10202, installs two bearing cups in one procedure. An encased magnet retains bearing cup #2 in place over the yoke assembly opposite the forcing bolt. Meanwhile, bearing cup #1 is held in place by the force of the rotating plunger at the end of the threaded bolt.
JohnDow Industries Introduces the Next Generation of Oil Drains
JohnDow Industries introduces a unique new oil drain for the professional installer. The JDI-27DC 27-Gallon Deluxe Self-Evacuating Poly Oil Drain is the next generation of oil drains designed for high-volume service facilities.
Viewpoint,: Smoking…What You Can’t Smell Can Hurt You
I once worked with a tech that the only time he was not smoking was when he was test-driving a customer’s vehicle. He smoked unfiltered Pall Malls, which had a distinctive smell and taste. He was one of the best techs I ever worked with — he had talent and “the touch.” One morning, I