The ability to stop is the most important feature your car has to offer. I know, Apple CarPlay is nice, but slowing down in a controlled fashion takes the cake. Over time, your brake system wears, and ...

Your car is a big expensive machine that, over its life, will cost you a ton in maintenance. If you learn to do some of those jobs yourself, you can save a ton of cash. Replacing your brake pads, for ...

Working with brakes can be scary. They're the reason your car is able to stop, after all, so if you mess up, you could put you and the people around you in a dangerous situation. Thankfully, brakes ...

Working on your car at home can be a good way to save cash, especially when it's something relatively simple, like replacing brake pads. However, this means you'll need to find the necessary tools, ...

When it comes to car maintenance, there are some tasks that are better left for somebody else to tackle. An oil change, for example, doesn’t cost much more to have done at a shop than if you were to ...

Recently we converted our 1960 Dodge station wagon (Brennan calls it the Wagon Queen Family Truckster) from a single-outlet master cylinder to a dual. The swap would require a new line from the master ...

If you haven’t changed rear brake pads on a newer car recently, you might be surprised to find it can’t be done without special tools. It’s been probably 30 years since I replaced rear pads on a car, ...

CARS.COM — If you have the know-how to do your own brake work or know someone who does and is willing to share their expertise for free, the do-it-yourself approach to replacing brake pads and rotors ...

If you're looking for tools that can make working on your car an easier experience, check out these time-saving tools you can ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (iSeeCars) — One of the most common repairs ...