Tomorrow's Technician

JULY 6, 2023

Have you ever inspected a customer’s vehicle, and found what looks like fluid coming from one of the suspension bushings? That bushing could be hydraulic, and it’s a good service opportunity for you and your shop. What’s so different about hydraulic bushings? Hydraulic bushings fill those empty voids with a fluid.

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Automotive Training Centre

JUNE 11, 2025

Gone are the days when you could service every vehicle with just a few basic fluids. Students learn about fluid chemistry, compatibility, manufacturer specifications, and diagnostic methods that are vital for today’s vehicles. Some vehicles use Organic Acid Technology (OAT), others use Hybrid OAT or Phosphate-free versions.

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Brake & Front End

MAY 28, 2025

Brake h oses are the most government-regulated components on a vehicle. These tests are demanding and often exceed what a vehicle will see in the real world. Burst Pressures: The hydraulic brake hose assembly must withstand water pressure of 4,000 psi for two minutes without rupture. These are called torque stripes.

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Brake & Front End

MAY 18, 2025

From minor fluid seepage to hydraulic bushing failure, learn the steps to identify wear before it turns into a costly repair. Following a thorough, systematic inspection approach helps maintain vehicle performance, safety and customer trust. Watch the video above for more. This video is sponsored by bproauto.

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Brake & Front End

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The vehicle will also pull to the left. Gauging Your Work When diagnosing a pull due to uneven hydraulic pressure, a pair of brake pressure gauges can come in handy for comparing pressures side to side. They tee into the brake lines and can be used to directly measure hydraulic pressure. Second, it can act like a check valve.

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Brake & Front End

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

However, for the safest brake job with the best performance, its always best to use parts from the same manufacturer, like ADVICS, where our brake pads, brake rotors, hydraulics, calipers and brake fluid are designed and manufactured to work together.

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Tomorrow's Technician

MAY 30, 2024

Transmission Fluid Hydraulics and Shifting To understand why using the correct transmission fluid is necessary, you first have to know how the transmission fluid flows inside an automatic transmission. This is basic hydraulics. Fluid Paths The journey starts in the pan. After the pump comes a valve or valves that do two things.

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Tomorrow's Technician

MAY 5, 2025

However, when it comes to EV brake system service , many of the same repair procedures from internal combustion vehicles (ICE) still apply. From the basic principles of friction braking to advanced safety features like ABS, both vehicle types rely on similar technologies and design fundamentals.

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Tomorrow's Technician

JUNE 2, 2025

Brake h oses are the most government-regulated components on a vehicle. These tests are demanding and often exceed what a vehicle will see in the real world. Burst Pressures: The hydraulic brake hose assembly must withstand water pressure of 4,000 psi for two minutes without rupture. These are called torque stripes.

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Brake & Front End

MAY 21, 2025

The switch might have gotten complicated if the vehicle had cruise control. If you look under the dash on most vehicles, you will see several different styles of switches. Also, hybrids and battery electric vehicles use the input from a brake pedal sensor for regenerative braking. seconds or more. G or more for 1 second or more.

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Automotive Training Centre

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

For example, our Auto Mechanic Training program offers modules on specialized topics like hydraulic brake systems, steering systems, and wheel alignment. Knowledge in these areas is increasingly necessary as vehicles become more sophisticated. My professor, Mark, taught me how to rebuild and dismantle an engine.”

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Tomorrow's Technician

MARCH 20, 2025

You can now see that his law has everything to do with the theory of hydraulics and certainly modern-day hydraulic braking systems used predominantly across vehicles today. Fundamentally, without a contained path for fluid to travel, we would have no hydraulics. Hard lines are used to run the length of the vehicle.

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Brake & Front End

MAY 23, 2025

QuickJack frame-engaging lifts raise a vehicle about two feet in the air. Lift upgrade details All QuickJack models now feature a completely reengineered electric/hydraulic power unit with a pressure-compensated flow divider that ensures both lift frames rise and lower in unison. QuickJack, a division of BendPak Inc., capacity, 24-in.

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Brake & Front End

MAY 5, 2025

However, when it comes to EV brake system service , many of the same repair procedures from internal combustion vehicles (ICE) still apply. From the basic principles of friction braking to advanced safety features like ABS, both vehicle types rely on similar technologies and design fundamentals.

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Automotive Training Centre

MAY 16, 2024

As the automotive industry evolves, vehicles are no longer simple machines but complex interconnected systems that blend hardware and software. In the ultra-connected landscape, preventive maintenance also includes monitoring the vehicle’s software health.

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Brake & Front End

JANUARY 20, 2025

Many vehicles were no longer equipped with limited slip and Torsen differentials at the axles. The brake hydraulic control module on these vehicles has at least 12 valves. If the vehicle is in snow or mud, it can control the traction with the brakes so the differential acts like it is locked. So, what happened?

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Tire Review Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Electric power steering (EPS) has become a game-changer in the world of electric vehicles (EVs). Unlike traditional hydraulic power steering systems, EPS utilizes electric motors and electronic control units to assist the driver in steering the vehicle.

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Tire Review Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Electric power steering (EPS) has become a game-changer in the world of electric vehicles (EVs). Unlike traditional hydraulic power steering systems, EPS utilizes electric motors and electronic control units to assist the driver in steering the vehicle.

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Auto Service World

JANUARY 20, 2025

The new BendPak PL-6000DCX builds on the success of the PL-6000DC parking lift with a wider platform that improves access to vehicles parked on the bottom level. Each lift can accommodate two vehicles, including cars, SUVs and light trucks. It is designed to be ganged together via shared columns to fit more lifts in less space.

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Tire Review Magazine

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Whether you’re servicing a pickup truck with active dampeners and air ride or a luxury sedan with hydraulic dampeners, these systems have faced their fair share of criticism from technicians over the years. Active suspension systems have come a long way since they were first introduced for performance vehicles.

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Brake & Front End

MARCH 20, 2025

Parts that wear out and may have to be replaced include the pressure plate, friction disc, release bearing, pilot bearing or bushing (if used) and components in the clutch linkage (the cable, cable adjuster, or in a hydraulic linkage, the master or slave cylinder). After millions of such cycles, the clutch eventually wears out.

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Alex's Autohaus

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Power steering is now offered in a few different ways; hydraulic, electrical, and more recently, drive-by-wire. On nearly all vehicles, there is a steering column connecting the steering wheel to the wheels themselves using a system called a rack and pinion. Hydraulic steering is not without flaws though.

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Tomorrow's Technician

JANUARY 15, 2024

Like internal combustion vehicles, many service procedures are identical for EVs and hybrids. With these vehicles, the major aggravation for shops is brake noise and uneven brake pad wear. With these vehicles, the major aggravation for shops is brake noise and uneven brake pad wear. What should you worry about?

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Brake & Front End

DECEMBER 19, 2024

An under-the-vehicle inspection typically involves inspecting the brakes, suspension and tires. But, with modern vehicles, there is a lot more to look at. But, many late-model vehicles use active aero devices to cheat the wind and improve efficiency. Today, a fender liner can protect the wire harness, modules and the engine.

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Brake & Front End

MARCH 10, 2025

The torque-vectoring differentials can control the amount of power going to each wheel connected to the axle using hydraulics or electric solenoids. Some high-horsepower front-wheel-drive vehicles have a basic torque-vectoring differential (such as the Ford Fiesta RS) to control torque steer. This works well at low speeds.

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Brake & Front End

JANUARY 6, 2025

By the 1970s, finding a light vehicle with kingpins was almost impossible. These multi-link front suspension designs can be found on domestic and import nameplate vehicles from GM, Ford, Audi and Mercedes-Benz. They look at the dynamic angles as the vehicle corners, brakes and accelerates. The ball joints can also fail.

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Brake & Front End

MARCH 15, 2024

However, for the safest brake job with the best performance, it’s always best to use parts from the same manufacturer, like ADVICS, where our brake pads, brake rotors, hydraulics, calipers and brake fluid are designed and manufactured to work together.

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Tomorrow's Technician

MARCH 3, 2025

All of these vehicles have something in common: they can be tough to handle, especially when the weathers bad or the roads are rough. Plus, those larger aftermarket tires can add over 25 pounds of unsprung weight to each corner of the vehicle. Most owners of these vehicles dont know that you can help them out.

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Auto Service World

JANUARY 25, 2025

Today, we sneak a peek at two notable military vehicles. On the one hand, we have the Buffalo Mine-Protected Clearance Vehicle (MPCV); on the other, we have the Buffel Armored Personnel Carrier (APC). In and out of the military, the literature on cars is peppered with animal-inspired vehicle names.

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Tomorrow's Technician

JANUARY 8, 2024

In the late 1980s, many cars now had wide front tires and it was difficult to route hydraulic lines from the engine bay to the front of the vehicle and the rack. Many of the first systems were electro-hydraulic with a electric motor powering a hydraulic pump. The ABS module can also apply the brakes to steer the vehicle.

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CATI

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Many graduates of diesel mechanic courses enter the workforce as general diesel mechanics, while others specialize in specific vehicles, equipment, or systems. This specialization requires expertise in diesel engines, hydraulics, and complex electrical systems. Here are four in-demand specializations to consider.

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Brake & Front End

MARCH 10, 2025

They may come into your shop saying that their vehicle doesnt sound right, but they cant give you any more details. So, how do you recognize when a vehicle is exhibiting signs of memory steer, and what can cause it? Or, the vehicle may exhibit a moderate to severe pull in one direction after completing a turn.

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CATI

MAY 1, 2025

Brake systems are one of the most critical safety features in any vehicle, and as an aspiring technician, youll need to be confident in your ability to service them correctly. Most modern passenger vehicles use hydraulic disc brakes in the front and either disc or drum brakes in the rear.

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AutoSuccess

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Going this far would be unimaginable for most internal combustion powered vehicles. When you hit the brake pedal on most internal combustion vehicles, hydraulic pressure is generated by the master cylinder and sent to the calipers. The hydraulic pressure causes the calipers to clamp down on the brake pads and rotor.

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Automotive Training Centre

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A vehicle’s suspension system is crucial, yet often overlooked by many drivers until issues arise. This system not only enhances the handling and safety of the vehicle but also safeguards essential components like brakes, wheels, tires, axles, differentials, and more. Are you looking for a world-class auto mechanic school ?

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Brake & Front End

JULY 15, 2024

It can also help you to recommend a brake repair that returns the vehicle to like-new condition. Every vehicle has a “minimum wear specification” for the brake pads, a number typically between two and three millimeters. Before you throw out the old brake pads or order a new set, take a good look at them.

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Brake & Front End

MAY 9, 2024

Anyone who works on brakes should be familiar with basic hydraulics and the various components that make up the hydraulic portion of the brake system. It converts the force exerted on the brake pedal by the vehicle’s driver into hydraulic pressure to apply the brakes. The cure is to replace the master cylinder.

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