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    Grooves or holes?

    Why replace a standard disc with a drilled or slotted type? Brake systems specialist, Brembo, reveals the ...

    Why replace a standard disc with a drilled or slotted type? Brake systems specialist, Brembo, reveals the advantages of such a replacement and explains how to make the right choice. When a customer’s ...

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    Tools for success

    Scott Irwin, Head of Technical Training at Textar, discusses how the right tools can speed up jobs, incre ...

    Scott Irwin, Head of Technical Training at Textar, discusses how the right tools can speed up jobs, increase profit potential, and promote best practice, especially when it comes to working on braking ...

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    ABS Sensor Kit

    With the release of its ABS sensor kit, Meyle enables technicians to target the replacement of the defect ...

    With the release of its ABS sensor kit, Meyle enables technicians to target the replacement of the defective ABS sensor and the sensor ring. Up until recently, if an ABS sensor had been damaged by a d ...

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    Best Practice: Brake tester winter tips

    Gemco, the sales and service equipment specialist, provides five tips for brake testing during the winter ...

    Gemco, the sales and service equipment specialist, provides five tips for brake testing during the winter season. When it comes to brake testing, different site conditions can produce different result ...

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    Brake pads

    Intended for the light commercial vehicle sector, TMD Friction’s new range of DON brake pads have been re ...

    Intended for the light commercial vehicle sector, TMD Friction’s new range of DON brake pads have been released. With 83 new references, TMD Friction now has the majority of the light commercial vehic ...

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    Comline adds brake calipers to friction portfolio

    Comline has further bolstered its friction portfolio with the addition of a new range of calipers. Comple ...

    Comline has further bolstered its friction portfolio with the addition of a new range of calipers. Complementing the brand’s existing braking offer, which includes a range of R-90 approved pads and fu ...

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    Case Study: Premature outer brake pad wear

    Apec Braking tackles the all-too-common issue of outer brake pad wear. The braking problem had endured ov ...

    Apec Braking tackles the all-too-common issue of outer brake pad wear. The braking problem had endured over the course of a few months. It had started with the owner of the vehicle purchasing the vehi ...

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    Porsche Cayenne technical fix with Autodocta

    Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpli ...

    Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpline, available to all UK customers. Fault: We are having difficulty finding the cause of a stick ...

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    Brake discs

    To meet the needs of a growing e-mobility market, ZF Aftermarket has expanded its product portfolio.  In ...

    To meet the needs of a growing e-mobility market, ZF Aftermarket has expanded its product portfolio.  In line with this, the TRW brake disc product range has been extended to include parts for the ele ...

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    Best practice ABS Sensors

    Borg & Beck discusses how to approach the ABS sensors during the installation of rear brake discs on ...

    Borg & Beck discusses how to approach the ABS sensors during the installation of rear brake discs on Citroën and Peugeot vehicles. As more and more vehicles are being fitted with technology to ass ...

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    Composite brake rotors

    Ferodo has launched a new composite rotor range that reduces weight by up to 30%, helping to enhance vehi ...

    Ferodo has launched a new composite rotor range that reduces weight by up to 30%, helping to enhance vehicle efficiency and improve braking performance. As a result of extensive R&D, the advanced ...

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    Serve and protect

    Elta Automotive looks into the role of the brake shield and why it’s ill-advised to dismiss the part as u ...

    Elta Automotive looks into the role of the brake shield and why it’s ill-advised to dismiss the part as unimportant. Serve… Although seen on a daily basis, brake shields – sometimes referred to as dus ...

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    Silent operation

    Stefan Bachmann, Head of Meyle’s Brakes and Drivetrain Product Team, gives PMM the lowdown on brakes, dri ...

    Stefan Bachmann, Head of Meyle’s Brakes and Drivetrain Product Team, gives PMM the lowdown on brakes, driver types and noise. PMM: Brake pads are not always the same, so which factors and driver types ...

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    Electronic parking brakes: brake pad replacement

    Textar teamed up with celebrity mechanic, Edd China, to develop a range of best practice training videos ...

    Textar teamed up with celebrity mechanic, Edd China, to develop a range of best practice training videos for mechanics. Here, the company discusses best practice procedures when changing brake pads on ...

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    Case study: Premature wearing of the outer pad

    The latest Technical Guide from Apec, takes a look at a recent case study which addresses the problem of ...

    The latest Technical Guide from Apec, takes a look at a recent case study which addresses the problem of premature wearing of the outer pad. This issue had spanned over a few months. It had started wi ...

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