We talked about the wide world of disc brakes in our previous look at brake systems. Now let’s jump into the dark arts of drum brakes. Because there are generally more moving parts with a drum brake ...

KENOSHA, Wis. (March 18, 2014) — Snap-on Tools, a subsidiary of Snap-on Inc., has launched the Snap-on Parking Brake Tool (BT20) for working on rear parking brake springs of Toyota vehicles. According ...

Drum brakes have been around a long time, but they’re not irrelevant yet. The 2022 Toyota Tacoma has them, the 2022 Hyundai Accent SE has them, and even Volkswagen’s all-electric ID.4 crossover has ...

Over the past year or so, I’ve become quite familiar with a good variety of new tools. There was the bearing and bushing removal-slash-installation kit, and who could forget having my world turned ...

If you haven’t changed rear brake pads on a newer car recently, you might be surprised to find it can’t be done without special tools. It’s been probably 30 years since I replaced rear pads on a car, ...

Over the past few weeks we've looked at an extension wrench that loosens bolts in tight areas, a tap socket to restore damaged threads and a cheap jump-start battery pack that actually works. This ...

Bleeding brake fluid is a fairly straightforward maintenance procedure on most cars. The trouble is, you need two people to get the job done quickly. We understand that many Do-It-Yourselfers might ...

The key to increasing the service life of a truck’s spring brake chamber system is to know what to look for, and how to spot safety problems easily during a daily pre-trip inspection. Often overlooked ...

When it comes to car maintenance, there are some tasks that are better left for somebody else to tackle. An oil change, for example, doesn’t cost much more to have done at a shop than if you were to ...

Flaring metal brake lines and metal fuel lines (or transmission lines) is something of an art when using the most common type of double flaring tool. We're talking about the mass-produced double flare ...

No-slip clutch/brakes keep loads and drives synced up. Machines that move loads to specified positions and hold them within a few thousandths of an inch need highly controllable, precision brakes.