WATCH: How To Avoid Oil Filter Misapplication
It’s imperative that your customers not only get the proper oil filter for this application, but to also replace the oil filter gasket to help fix or prevent leaks.
WATCH Ask The Expert: What’s That Car Smell? Here’s How To Get Rid Of It
While some odors can be temporarily covered up after detailing, once a car sits on a lot or driveway and bakes in the sun, a smell is likely to return. That’s because the source of the odor hasn’t been identified and removed.
WATCH: Are All Automotive Scan Tools The Same?
The scan tool is a must-have tool for troubleshooting and repairing performance and emissions-related faults on any vehicle equipped with an engine computer.
Watch: Can A Car Battery Last Forever?
One weakness is that wet cell car batteries have to be kept at or near full charge to maximize their output and lifespan. If a battery is run down and chronically undercharged, it will drastically reduce its service life.
WATCH: Why Do Your Customers Buy From You?
Recently, we at Counterman published PARTS, our annual Professional Automotive Repair Technician Survey. We surveyed hundreds of Babcox Media readers who are technicians and who buy your products.
WATCH: BCA Bearings Discusses Premium Wheel Hub Assemblies At AAPEX 2017
The company has been manufacturing bearings for nearly a century. Over the past year, BCA has added more than 1,700 SKUs for seals and loose bearings.
WATCH: The Auto Care Industry Continues To Roar
The U.S. auto care industry is now worth $381 billion — yes, billion, with a b — and growing every year. How big is that growth? By 2020, it’s expected to be worth just over $421 billion.
WATCH: Replacing Wheel Bearings If They Haven’t Failed?
If the wheel speed sensor inside is corroded or damaged, or has failed electrically, the wheel bearings may need to be replaced.
WATCH: Not All Friction Is Made Alike
What is friction? Friction is the force resisting the relative motion of elements sliding against each other. In the case of cars and trucks, it is the brake pads pushing against a rotor that changes kinetic energy into heat.
WATCH: What Kind Of Wheel Bearings Are Used On Vehicles Today?
Most wheel bearings on late-model vehicles are part of a sealed hub assembly or cartridge. Sealed hub assemblies may be used on front-wheel drive as well as rear-wheel drive cars and trucks.
WATCH: How Often Do Brake Pads Need To Be Replaced?
There are no recommended replacement intervals for brake pads because pad life varies widely depending on how a vehicle is driven, the type of brake pads on the vehicle, the driver’s braking habits and even the design of the brake system.
WATCH: How Often Do Wheel Bearings Need To Be Replaced?
The average life of a sealed wheel bearing and hub assembly is about 85,000 to 100,000 miles, without the opportunity for a technician to repack the bearings.
