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Older VehiclesFull Stop (Brake Master Cylinder Replacement)When you step on your brake pedal, you want to feel confident that your vehicles going to stop. If your brakes arent working right, its a risk to your safety and the safety of others on the road. After all, youre driving a machine that weighs thousands of pounds, and you have to be able to stop... Read More Posted in Older Vehicles on July 14, 2024 More than Pads and Rotors (Brake Caliper Replacement)You might be familiar with brake pads and rotors, two components of your vehicle's brakes that have to be regularly serviced. Here's another important component of your brakes: the calipers.Calipers are used in disc brakes, the type of brakes now found in most recently manufactured vehicles. A... Read More Posted in Older Vehicles on January 07, 2024 A Sticky Brake Situation (Parking Brake Service and Maintenance)We've all been there. You park your vehicle on a steeper than usual hill and worry about it rolling down while you're running your errands. So you decide you'll use the parking brake. When you get back, you release the parking brake, hit the ignition, put it in gear anduh, ohyou can feel the p... Read More Posted in Older Vehicles on September 10, 2023 Bad Vibrations (Brake Rotor Replacement)If youve ever stepped on your brake pedal and felt your vehicle vibrate, thats a signal that you shouldnt ignore. A pulsating brake pedal is a sign that something is wrong. Braking action should be smooth, sure, and quiet, not shaky and noisy.Most newer vehicles have disc brakes, called that b... Read More Posted in Older Vehicles on June 11, 2023 Them's the Brakes (Brake Rotor Resurfacing)Your vehicle's brakes wear out. It's inevitable. You'll notice it when you step on the brake pedal and feel it harder to stop, or there's vibration when you are braking. Most modern vehicles have disc brakes that each use a brake pad that press on a disc (disc brakes!) called a rotor. The fric... Read More Posted in Older Vehicles on January 01, 2023 Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Whitehall Brake Service for Safe Stopping in WhitehallLet's talk about something critical for all Whitehall drivers: your brakes. Your vehicle is heavy, and it takes a lot of muscle to bring it and your passengers to a safe stop so everything needs to be in good working order.Here's an explanation on how your disc brakes work:The wheel hub keeps ... Read More Posted in Older Vehicles on May 17, 2022 Time for a Brake (Brake Pad Replacement)Stop! It's one of those things your vehicle has to do consistently and reliably. That's why brake maintenance is vitally important, worthwhile for you to make sure stays up to date.A brake system has many components. If your vehicle has disc brakes, they have pads that make contact with the rot... Read More Posted in Older Vehicles on October 24, 2021 Used Cars: Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Whitehall Advice on What to Do After You BuyUsed vehicles are certainly an economical choice for budget-conscious Whitehall drivers. But how can we know we're getting a good used vehicle and not just inheriting someone else's problems?There are good used vehicles for sale in the Whitehall area. Vehicles are sold when families upsize, when ... Read More Posted in Older Vehicles on January 31, 2021 Braking News: Keep Your Stopping PowerRichard Petty once told AutoNetTV, You've gotta have good brakes. If you've got good brakes you can keep yourself out of a lotta trouble.That's why a regular brake inspection is on every Whitehall driver's maintenance schedule. An inspection by your service advisor at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service W... Read More Posted in Older Vehicles on October 13, 2019 Automotive Tips from Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Whitehall: Brake NoiseYour brake pads are the important parts that rub against the rotor (or disc) to slow and stop your car when driving in Whitehall. They eventually wear down.When your pads are worn too much, they wont stop your vehicle as well. When the friction material is worn away, metal parts of the pad are ex... Read More Posted in Older Vehicles on August 25, 2019 |
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