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

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

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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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

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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Tire Review Magazine

MAY 23, 2024

If a customer comes to you saying they saw fluid leaking from a suspension bushing, it probably means they may have hydraulic bushings on their vehicle. In this video, let’s discuss what hydraulic bushings are and some tips for properly servicing them. Once this happens, the bushing will need complete replacement.

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Tire Review Magazine

MAY 23, 2024

If a customer comes to you saying they saw fluid leaking from a suspension bushing, it probably means they may have hydraulic bushings on their vehicle. In this video, let’s discuss what hydraulic bushings are and some tips for properly servicing them. Once this happens, the bushing will need complete replacement.

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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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Tomorrow's Technician

JANUARY 9, 2024

The two most at-risk components are the hydraulic tensioners and VVT cam phasers – both highly dependent on the oil supply. Let’s look first at the HFV6, which is included in many popular GM vehicles such as the GMC Acadia, Chevrolet Malibu, Chevrolet Traverse, and others. This represents many work vehicles that cannot afford downtime.

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Brake & Front End

OCTOBER 25, 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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Tomorrow's Technician

OCTOBER 25, 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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Tomorrow's Technician

MAY 7, 2024

Power steering fluid is hydraulic oil for the most part, with certain additives that are tuned for the automotive applications, but it is hydraulic fluid. What else is hydraulic on the vehicle? What else is hydraulic on the vehicle? The automatic transmission. Is there a service interval for power steering?

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Tomorrow's Technician

MAY 3, 2024

Power steering fluid is hydraulic oil for the most part, with certain additives that are tuned for the automotive applications, but it is hydraulic fluid. What else is hydraulic on the vehicle? What else is hydraulic on the vehicle? The automatic transmission. Is there a service interval for power steering?

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Brake & Front End

MAY 3, 2024

Power steering fluid is hydraulic oil for the most part, with certain additives that are tuned for the automotive applications, but it is hydraulic fluid. What else is hydraulic on the vehicle? What else is hydraulic on the vehicle? The automatic transmission. Is there a service interval for power steering?

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Tomorrow's Technician

JULY 18, 2024

A hybrid vehicle recharges its high voltage battery through the use of regenerative braking. With regenerative braking, instead of just wasting that energy by releasing it into the air, the vehicle takes it and places it in a box in the back of a car to save it as stored energy. Here’s the short answer.

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AutoSuccess

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Rotary, part of Vehicle Service Group (VSG), a Dover company, is expanding its vehicle service offerings with the release of the new LT35A Air-Hydraulic Lifting Table. The LT35A runs on shop air-hydraulic operation, so electrical power is not needed to use the table. With a 3,500-lb. The 3,000-lb.

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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

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Roll bars, also known as sway bars or anti-roll bars, are responsible for controlling body roll when a vehicle goes around a turn. When a vehicle goes around a turn, the weight will transfer from one side to the other, compressing the outside suspension. How do they do this?

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Tomorrow's Technician

OCTOBER 1, 2024

When a vehicle performs an ADAS, ABS or stability control systems correction, the Hydraulic Control Unit (HCU) generates pressure to apply the brakes at a corner of the vehicle. First, the valve block can have an accumulator that stores hydraulic pressure against a spring. The pressure can come from two sources.

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Brake & Front End

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

When a vehicle performs an ADAS, ABS or stability control systems correction, the Hydraulic Control Unit (HCU) generates pressure to apply the brakes at a corner of the vehicle. First, the valve block can have an accumulator that stores hydraulic pressure against a spring. The pressure can come from two sources.

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Automotive Training Centre

MAY 15, 2024

Electric vehicles (EVs) represent a significant shift in automotive technology, and as a result, automotive school training emphasizes sustainability and innovation. However, like any vehicle, EVs come with their own set of maintenance challenges, especially when it comes to braking systems.

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Tomorrow's Technician

MARCH 26, 2024

Scania continues to expand its offer regarding battery-electric vehicle trucks by introducing more electric machines, axle configurations and cab alternatives, plus a number of power take-off solutions. Scania’s range is now far beyond the initial levels where only the most common trucks could be specified, the company said.

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Tomorrow's Technician

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The system uses a hydraulic cylinder on top to control the low-frequency movements of the suspension like body roll and brake dive. This mode controls the attitude and dampening of the vehicle. Mercedes-Benz’s Active Body Control (ABC) has been around since 1999. It is essentially two suspensions in one.

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Automotive Training Centre

JUNE 4, 2024

Embarking on a career after auto mechanic training is exciting, especially for those with a passion for vehicles and a knack for problem-solving. In the classroom, students learn the foundational theories of automotive mechanics, including various vehicle systems servicing and operation.

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Tomorrow's Technician

AUGUST 27, 2024

A hybrid vehicle is a different animal than many of us are used to seeing. After all, if the engine of a typical vehicle stalled out at a traffic light, the driver of that vehicle would know something was wrong with it. If that same vehicle still drove with the engine off, then that would mean they were probably going down hill.

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Brake & Front End

JANUARY 11, 2024

Poor clutch release makes it difficult to impossible to start and stop the vehicle or change gears. Common Clutch release problems Air in a hydraulic release ­system; A flywheel that has been machined too thin; or A flywheel where the step or cup dimension is out of ­specification.

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Tomorrow's Technician

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

LUBRICATING HYDRAULIC FLUID Instead of a linkage connected to a shifter, the shift forks are actuated by hydraulic solenoids. The fluid also acts as a hydraulic fluid. Hydraulic solenoids engage the DSG clutch and gears on the shafts. Most of them will think they have an automatic that gets excellent gas mileage.

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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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Tomorrow's Technician

JUNE 27, 2024

It can even prevent the torque converter from engaging the transmission and shifting the gears, it’s basic hydraulics. It can even prevent the torque converter from engaging the transmission and shifting the gears, it’s basic hydraulics. Well, the journey starts actually in the pan.

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Tomorrow's Technician

APRIL 9, 2024

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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Automotive Training Centre

APRIL 17, 2024

However, within this vast field, frame repair presents a unique challenge that demands precision and a deep understanding of a vehicle’s structural integrity. Pulling involves using specialized jigs, clamps, and hydraulic pulling systems to exert controlled force on the bent frame sections.

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Brake & Front End

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A hybrid vehicle is a different animal than many of us are used to seeing. After all, if the engine of a typical vehicle stalled out at a traffic light, the driver of that vehicle would know something was wrong with it. If that same vehicle still drove with the engine off, then that would mean they were probably going down hill.

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Automotive Training Centre

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

It then covers preventive maintenance and service of wheels, tires, hubs, bearings, and hydraulic brake systems, providing a strong foundation in core automotive skills. You’ll leave our auto mechanic program ready to diagnose and repair vehicles for clients. I’m a visual learner,” he says. “I

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Tomorrow's Technician

APRIL 8, 2024

Sooner rather than later, you will find a vehicle that will not be magically fixed by a new set of rotors. A new rotor could have excessive runout when it is installed on the vehicle due to a stacking of tolerances. A new rotor could have excessive runout when it is installed on the vehicle due to a stacking of tolerances.

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Tomorrow's Technician

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Transmission fluids are the lifeblood of your customer’s vehicle’s transmission system. They serve as the lubricant, coolant, and hydraulic fluid, ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of a car’s gears. Neglecting transmission fluid service can lead to costly repairs or even a complete transmission failure.

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Tomorrow's Technician

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Poor clutch release makes it difficult to start and stop the vehicle or change gears. Common Clutch release problems Air in a hydraulic release ­system; A flywheel that has been machined too thin; or A flywheel where the step or cup dimension is out of ­specification. “No release” is probably the most common of all clutch problems.

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