Mailbag: What Does a Residual Pressure Valve Do?
Q: Would you please explain residual valves? … A: A residual pressure valve is a special type of one-way check valve. They are used to keep a small amount of pressure in […]
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Hot Rod Home School (Lesson #3): How to Replace Brake Rotors and Pads
Hot Rod Home School continues with your another job that aspiring home mechanics can perform to get their feet wet: brake replacement. Particularly, we’re talking about brake pads and brake […]
Q&A
Mailbag: Finding Brake Balance in a Pro Street ’73 Camaro
Q: I have a pro street ’73 Camaro with skinny tires up front and wide tires in the rear. The other day I had to make a quick stop and […]
Tech Articles
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Fixing Spongy Brake Pedal Feel After Transmission Swap
I have a brake bleeding question. We installed a Wilwood four-wheel disc brake system in my ’68 Nova about 15 years ago, and for a couple of years of driving […]
How Tos
How to Assemble Drum Brakes (A Step-by-Step Guide)
Drum brakes were standard equipment for decades. Even high-powered muscle cars were equipped with drum brakes on at least one axle. Many were equipped with drums on the front too. […]
Q&A
Mailbag: Performing a Drum-to-Disc Brake Conversion on a ’69 Camaro
Q: I would like to install disc brakes on all four corners of my ’69 Camaro. It’s currently equipped with drum brakes, and they’re just not doing the trick. I’m […]
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Video: The Dangers of Overfilling Your Brake Master Cylinder
When it comes time to add brake fluid to your brake system, you’ll do it at the master cylinder. But it’s not as simple as topping off the reservoir and […]
Tech Articles
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Should I Grind the Rough Surface Off of New Brake Pads?
I’m looking to buy some upgraded brake pads for my 2010 Chevy 1500 pickup as the brake pedal is starting to shudder on even light brake application. I’ve been reading […]
Videos & Galleries
Video: How to Determine What’s Causing a Spongy Brake Pedal
Our friends at Wilwood Disc Brakes are always getting calls from customers asking about spongy brakes or any type of brake pedal feel that doesn’t seem right. There’s a common […]
Tech / Tech Articles
6 Brake Rotor Myths Debunked
It’s time to debunk some brake rotor myths. Myths that, on the surface, seem to make sense in many cases. But ultimately, believing these myths won’t resolve actual brake system problems. […]
