Monroe Billboard Campaign Drives Home Need for Regular Maintenance
Sponsored by Monroe Shocks and Struts, a brand of Tenneco Inc., the innovative billboard campaign encourages consumers to follow a regular vehicle maintenance schedule, a key element to catching and preventing potential problems with a vehicle’s shocks and struts.
Selling Safety: Helping Customers Understand TPMS
There’s an old television commercial that starts: "How do you spell relief?" Thinking about tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) instead of stomachs, a tire dealer might ask himself or herself: "How do I spell opportunity?" Try S-A-F-E-T-Y!
Tips to Make the Most of Pre-Vacation Automotive Maintenance
With 72 percent of Americans planning to hop in the car and take a road trip this summer, according to a MapQuest study, drivers will need their cars to be in top shape while they are away from home. Companies will want to capitalize on this business by educating customers on the potential dangers before they drive away.
KONI and Eibach Develop Integrated Suspension Partnership
KONI Shocks and Eibach Springs have pooled their engineering talents, combining KONI’s new FSD damper technology with Eibach’s Pro-Kit springs, providing consumers with a single, complete solution to improving ride, handling and driver control.
Federal-Mogul Named as Top Supplier for Sears Holdings Corporation
Federal-Mogul Corporation for the second consecutive year received a "Partners in Progress" Award from Sears Holdings Corporation for 2005. Federal-Mogul was also awarded the prestigious Supplier of the Year for Quality Award in the automotive segment and the larger hardlines segments for its Wagner ThermoQuiet brake pads and shoes.
Tech Tip: Wheel Speed Sensor Service
According to a recent BRAKE & FRONT END magazine survey, the most commonly replaced ABS items are wheel speed sensors and wheel bearing hub units with wheel speed sensors.
Richard Childress Racing Looks to SKF for Reduced Bearing Friction
With the start of its sponsor and technical relationship with Richard Childress Racing (RCR) in 2005, SKF had one immediate goal – assist RCR in the development of technology to enhance on-track performance.
Mitch’s World: Getting Started …
Mitch Schneider, a nationally recognized automotive service professional, author and lecturer, has joined Babcox Publications as a senior contributing editor. He will have a regular column on Autocarepro:news. This is his first column and we look forward to many more to come.
RTI Offers Tips to Keep Your Refrigerant Recycling Machine in Tip-Top Condition
Yes indeed, the air-conditioning season has arrived. Customers need them serviced. There’s nothing worse than having customers wanting service and your refrigerant recycling machine is not operating. The following are suggestions to keep your recycling machine in tip-top condition and ready to make money for your shop.
Tech Tip: 2000 Honda Odyssey Drifts to the Right
If you encounter a 2000 Honda Odyssey that drifts to the right at highway speeds, the probable cause is uneven front caster or camber settings.