However, brake components wear over time, especially brake pads in the case of disc brakes and brake shoes for drum brakes.

Work is underway on a long-overdue TMC Recommended Practices document addressing excessive applied stroke in S-cam brakes – a problem too often incorrectly addressed by adjusting the automatic brake ...

BSM Technologies Inc. and Spectra Inc. have jointly developed a remote air-brake diagnostic and monitoring system for both trucks and trailers. With the system, brake problems on big trucks and buses ...

Designed to troubleshoot trailer ABS, including new systems using multiplexing power line carrier (PLC) technology, Brake-Link is a handheld diagnostic tool that eliminates the need for a separate ...

Nexiq Technologies introduces Brake-Link, an anti-lock braking system (ABS) scan tool for trailer technicians on all major trailer ABS systems and Power Line Carriers. With Brake-Link, technicians can ...

A new tool from Tracer Products can help technicians diagnosis potential problems before they become bigger problems simply by “hearing” the issue. The Tracerline Marksman II ultrasonic diagnostic ...

Also, this may be unrelated but the car smokes when it is first started, especially after sitting for any long periods. I thought this may be valveguide seals. A local mechanic also agreed with me, so ...

I have a 2018 Infiniti QX30 with 35,000 km and have been getting warning lights coming on for traction control and parking brake inoperative. The car doesn’t accelerate properly when this happens. The ...

The problem: An improperly manufactured brake-pedal assembly may allow the pedal to slide side to side. That could prevent the driver from applying the brakes when they intend, or let the driver ...