Replacing front disc brake pads
Easy to do, extremely important to get right! But don’t let that phase you, replacing disc brake pads is and easy job and as long as you are careful all will be good. The vehicle we are doing the brake job on is a 1985 VK Commodore. These brakes are typical of many makes and [...]
Bleeding your brakes
There are a few schools of thought on the best way of bleeding brakes, however I will go through a procedure that I have used for ten years without any dramas. You can even buy a vacuum operated brake bleeder to connect to a air compressor making it a one man (or woman!) job. We’ll [...]
Brake disc machining
If you find that your vehicle has a steering wheel shudder or a ‘pulsating’ brake pedal when slowing down from around 80-90km/hr, more than likely your brake discs or rotors will be warped or not running true. Before you take your vehicle to a workshop to have them machined there is a few things you [...]
