Over the past 45 years I've performed brake jobs on everything from race cars to heavy-duty pickup trucks and motorcycles. While changing the brake shoes on a vehicle with drum brakes is more ...

No matter if you buy a new car, a pre-owned car, or lease a vehicle, maintenance is unavoidable. And at some point, the brakes will need to be replaced. Although many will let a mechanic take care of ...

Handling worn-out brake pads and rotors isn't exactly the flashiest part of car maintenance, yet it's an important one. Tossing them in the trash might seem convenient, but it's not a great idea. Not ...

There are many different ways to upgrade your truck's brake system: bigger calipers, aftermarket master cylinders, hydro boost, and larger rotors all come to mind. But a quick and easy upgrade is ...

Q: I have a 2011 Ford Edge with 50,000 miles. My Ford dealer indicated that brake linings (pads) were 5mm on all brakes. This put my brakes in the “yellow zone” on the vehicle checkup report. I asked ...

Problem: build a combined anemometer and wind vane where the pivots for both sensors are coaxial. Solution: turn an old universal motor into a step-wise potentiometer for the wind vane, and then pull ...

Recycling rotor blades from wind turbines is complex. Vattenfall donated 57 old rotors to be used in a parking garage facade.

Eighty percent of the brake rotors sold in this country are made outside the United States. A lot of the companies making these rotors are only concerned about fit. Their thinking: If the rotor fits ...