Brake Inspection and Repair Should Be Part of Your Car Maintenance Schedule
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Brake repair is really just one form of car maintenance. Brakes should operate quietly when at their best, but since brakes have to wear down in order to work properly, those telltale sounds that signal the need for brake repair are actually letting you know that your brakes have done their job and need a bit of a tune up. Brakes tend to do this in a few different ways. If your brake light goes on when your parking brake is off, you need to check your brake fluid levels. You will not miss the distinctive smell of brake fluid if a leak is present; likewise, have your brake fluid level checked if the fluid leaking underneath your car has a light amber color. Rotor surface issues will cause your brake pedal or wheel to vibrate. Brakes that need repair may squeal until you come to a full stop or when you release the brake pedal. That means that your brake wear indicators may be scraping against the rotors. The grinding and growling sound of metal on metal means only one thing: that your brake pads are completely worn away.
It is advisable to have a certified brake repair technician inspect your brakes on an annual basis, twice a year if you regularly do heavy hauling and towing work. Your brake repair technician should check all metal to metal contact points for proper lubrication, which maintains an effective barrier between the different contact points, and inspect brake fluid for metal flake or moisture contamination. Fluid contamination can cause damage to essential braking components. And speaking of fluids, it is recommended that you not top your brake fluid off whenever the level goes down. Too much fluid prevents the brakes built in alert system from working when the pads wear down.
Tires should also be rotated every 5,000 to 7,000 miles to keep them from wearing unevenly. You need for your tires to be in top condition so that your brakes can do their job. Your brakes may stop the wheels, but the friction between tires and road actually stops the car. Uneven tires prevent the brakes from working properly. Related information Auto repair - Radiator service - Timing belt repair -
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