The ABN Ratcheting Brake Piston Compressor Tool helps you to quickly and easily compress and align pistons into place to make room for thick replacement brake pads. The carbon steel handle and ratchet ...

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 ...

Over the past few weeks we've looked at an ozone generator that supposedly helps to get bad smells out of a car, a flare nut wrench that helps to make easy work of changing out brake and power ...

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 ...

Over the past few weeks we've looked at the rivet nut, a little fastener that creates a nice, threaded hole where once there was only misery, a ratcheting brake caliper piston spreader, a tool that's ...

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 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 ...