It's a beautiful spring day, and a perfect time to break the winter seal on the garage and drive around in your classic Corvette, vintage motorcycle or whatever pride and joy you happen to have ...

The brake caliper is an important component of a disc brake system, along with the brake pads and rotors, but it is often overlooked when it comes to brake maintenance. While replacing rotors and pads ...

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 ...

Your brakes are one of the most important safety features on your car. That’s why keeping them in top shape — and regular brake replacement — is so important. Brakes, just like tires, naturally wear ...

Like an oil change, replacing your car’s brake pads is a do-it-yourselfer’s rite of passage—the next scout badge, the hard-earned promotion, the leveling up of a wrencher. But not everyone has an ...

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, ...

Sometimes, it's the small car parts we think about the least that can cause the biggest problems. Take spark plugs, for example, as failing to remove seized spark plugs can threaten the engine.

Auto repair is costly. There is no way to get around that without enrolling in technical school and spending years learning the trade to hone the skills to do it yourself. Even then, industry and ...

Brake rotors, also known as brake discs, are circular, flat metal discs made of composite materials connected to the wheel. They work work in conjunction with brake pads to slow down or stop your ...

Even if you've been diligently replacing brake fluid every year or two, there will come a time when you'll need to disassemble the calipers for a bit of up-close TLC, not the kind they get at the end ...