ZF Services UK’s Centre of Competence in Nottingham, which provides technical support, repairs and servicing, has invested in extensive training for its technicians. It has also acquired the very latest testing equipment to test products to original standards. The investment reportedly comes as a result of ZF’s growing influence on new vehicles featuring TraXon fully ...

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When replacing a suspension component, all other parts of the system should also be thoroughly inspected for wear, says Tim Hodgkin, Technical Support Technician at ZF Services UK, to maximise safety and prolong the life of newly fitted items. Shock absorbers maintain tyre-to- road adhesion for good grip and braking. If they or other suspension ...

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Wayne McClusky, Technical Training manager, ZF Services UK, outlines the common causes and issues associated with clutch or DMF failure.  It’s well acknowledged that a newly- replaced component (compared to a worn one) can be considerably different in terms of performance, so replacing parts in pairs is a practice recommended and undertaken by many workshops to ...

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Clutch release bearings: Fault diagnosis and replacement advice. Despite its apparent functional simplicity, a vehicle clutch is a complex system comprising many individual components, including the release mechanism. On older vehicles this may comprise a separate release bearing and release fork assembly, operated mechanically by cable or hydraulically by an external slave cylinder and push rod. Newer vehicles use a concentric ...

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ZF Services UK explains how continuous damping control presents workshop opportunities.

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