My friend reached out to me and said she wanted to learn to change her own brake pads. She asked if she could come over to my shop for space to work, and some guidance. I’ve been doing my own brake ...

The caliper piston is an essential part of the car’s braking system. If the caliper piston won’t compress, you will have serious braking issues. Why would this part seize and what can be done about it ...

Our 360 Degree Brake Caliper Press Tool boasts an exclusive 4-in-1 multifunction design. Perfect for automotive brake pump adjustments, it works on single, dual, and quad pistons. It also accommodates ...

EASY OPERATION: For brake pad and shoe replacement and rotating pistons back into the caliper on your car, truck or 4-wheel drive disc brake vehicle. Includes both right-handed and left-handed thrust ...

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, ...

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 ...

When it comes to cars and car parts, a lot goes into sending you down the road and making sure you can come to a stop when you arrive at your destination. As you're probably aware, our vehicles rely ...

It's funny how we spend so much time working on race cars, yet some parts are almost universally undermaintained. Brake calipers definitely fall into that category. Maybe you have a good set of racing ...

This article applies to the Mercedes-Benz E-Class AMG (2002-2009). Keep your high performance Mercedes-Benz E-Class AMG in tip top shape by performing regular maintenance and replacing worn parts ...