Posts Tagged ‘is’

Whats wrong with this picture? The rear brake shoe adjuster plug is missing.

Previously I had written about the importance of replacing that little plastic cap for your valve stem if found missing. Another important component to have in place is the little oval shaped rubber plug that goes in your backing plates for your rear brakes. What purpose do these plugs serve? If you have rear brake […]

What’s wrong with this picture? The ball joint is broken! Ouch!

What’s wrong with this picture? This is what happens when your ball joint fails, not to mention you lose total control of your vehicle and ruin your axle to boot! In this particular situation the individual was driving around a very busy two lane rotary and it’s amazing that they did not contact another car. […]

Question: Dan M. Asks, “Where is the air going in my tires” ?

Well Dan you are definitely losing air from your tires, but where is it going? There are no nails or other objects in your tires causing a leak. Maybe there is someone secretly letting air out of your tires! I can tell you what the problem is and it is a very common condition, especially […]

Question:Why is it important to have a valve stem cap?

Dennis R. asks, why is a valve stem cap so important anyway? So what’s wrong here? Well we appear to be missing the all important valve stem cap, not a big deal right? No it is not a big deal if you screw a new one on when you notice that it is gone. Everything […]

Drew R. Ask’s : My Heater and A/C systems blower fan performance is poor why?

Well Drew Here is what might be going on with your  heating/ air conditioning  system in your car. Around 1998 or so some automotive manufacturers started to add cabin filters or also known as pollen filters to the heating and air conditioning systems of their vehicles. Today almost all vehicles come equipped with these filters […]