The Most Common Problems With Your Automotive Brake System

Its gonna be Monday again and the weekend will be over. How was this weekend for you and did you drive a lot? Was it a smooth drive or you faced some problems with the brakes of your car. You must have felt the change if you have followed the DIY tips to change your car's brake pads.

Brake system form an essential part of an automotive engine. Regular maintenance and check of car brakes is very important in order to ensure your safety on road. There are a number of problems that you might have faced with car brakes. Lets discuss some of the common ones.

Wear of the Brakes - One of the most common problem is the wear of car brakes. This is obvious and natural coz auto brakes are frequently used and do a lot of work. The brake pads of your car are consequently working hard as well. This leads to the wear of the brakes.

Squeaking or Grinding – Excessive usage of brake pads leads to their wearing down. You might notice brake problems like squealing or increased stopping distance. Most of the cars have brake pads with a thin metal tab. When you brake pads wears down, this tab vibrates against the rotor which might damage it.

Sounds of Wear Indicators – At times, the dust of brakes can be the reason behind some kind of sound or squeaking. This is a minor problem with the brake system and you can easy do without it by cleaning the dust. Using a brake cleaner spray is an easy way to do so.

Rotors Might Warp – Often, you yourself must have felt the problem of facing warped rotor or heard you neighbour facing this problem with his new car. Warping of rotor is a common problem which might happen because of overheating. The other reason for warped rotors can be incorrect tightening of the wheel.

Thin Rotor Wrap Easily – I have heard a number of car users facing warped rotors problem with their new cars. This is so because the he new cars have thin rotors that get warped easily. This problem can be rectified by repairing the rotors or by replacing them. Please ensure that you consult an experienced car mechanic before doing so. It is also important that you should understand how brake system work.

Loose Lug Nuts After Repair – This is crucial and can be dangerous also. If you have got your car brakes repaired and the lug nuts are not tightened, it can damage your car brakes. Ensure that the nuts are tightened evenly so that the rotor doesn't warp. It is important that the care repair mechanic uses a torque wrench.

These were some of the common problems that you often face with your car brakes. A little care and few preventive measures will help you avoid these problems easily. We'll find out few preventive measures and DIY tips to keep the car brakes and the entire automotive brake system of our car functioning at its best.

Top Tips To Increase The Lifeline Of Your Dear Vehicle

You spend thousands of dollars on buying the vehicle, but now you are just flushing that hard earned money by being careless. If you feel that you have been doing your part for your car by taking it for servicing twice a month, then let me put a check there. This is not enough... a few tips would definitely help in a smoother drive and longer lifeline of the car. Follow these tips that include some Do's & Dont's...

1. The Right Start

Obviously it is something very common but most of us never give it a thought. Turning on the car accessories before the car starts, wears down the engine. While starting the car, just turn off different accessories like music system, climate control, air conditioner or climate controller, etc. Increase the lifeline of the car – Don't Put Pressure On The Engine.

2. 'Warm Up' – But The Right Way

During Winters, you must be revving the engine to warm up the car. You never cracked your brain to the thought that when you rev the engine, the oil has not reached the system thus forcing the engine to work without any kind of lubrication. Rather than warming up your car, you are just heating it. So next time, you intend to warm up your darling vehicle, do it the right way – Let It Sit Idle For Around 60 Seconds.

3. Use The Emergency Brake

It is always advisable to use these emergency brakes that are commonly known as hand brakes or parking brakes. These would help in keeping the vehicle motionless without putting the pressure on the parking pawl and consequently on the transmission system. Why trouble the transmission of the car, when you can do without it easily. Therefore remember – Always Use Parking Brakes.

4. Let The Car Stop Completely & Then Drive

This is what we always do and that is right from the parking we shift to drive before the car stops moving backward. I hope you would be honest to admit it. This will ruin your vehicle. Remember to let the car stop from going backward before you start driving. If you don't obey this, you are risking the gears, drive shafts and the entire transmission of the car. Avoid a worn out transmission – Let the car stop before shifting to drive.

5. Listen to Your Car's Needs

Paying immediate attention can reduce the aggravating problem. I am not suggesting you to be tensed about the driving – rather just be alert to any unusual sound of the car.

A small check yourself would help you identify the cause easily.

Gear Up For An Automatic Automobile Braking System!

Come year 2020 and the big automaker Volvo could roll out a car that’s supposed to be “injury proof.” This car would achieve this feat by incorporating an automatic braking system and a steering system as well. Its automated braking and steering would be heavily assisted by the data about what lies ahead of it, supplied by a high tech electronic system installed within.

Deaths on road due to crashes make up for the highest percentage of deaths due to injury. About 1.2 million people die and about 50 million are injured in road accidents each year. Further, each day over 1000 children and youngsters below the age of 25 years are killed in road traffic accidents. Apparently, the situation is quite grim, and with more and more automobiles surfacing on road everyday, the figures could be worse if proactive measures aren’t taken to curb it.

Showing prudence and resolve the popular carmaker seems to have led the way to make cars safer and their occupants safe. Although, still being worked upon by the R&D teams of the company, the would-be system of steering and braking in automobiles is being hailed as quite a revolution in car safety, akin to the invention of seat belts.

Be it any brake system, such as the ones comprising disc brakes, hydraulic brakes, drum brakes or power brakes, the proposed system supersedes them all by including automation as one of the brake components.

The development of the steering and braking system for Volvo's project has entailed borrowing knowledge from other industries such as aviation, and strives to build a safety system that forestalls the accident hours, rather than seconds before the accident.

Consideration of car safety is pertinent and widespread amongst buyers of new cars, perhaps improving car safety has a great potential to translate into real profits for car makers, in addition to its intended objective. If the technology’s implementation goes on smoothly, then in a couple of years’ time, car occupants could walk out safe from potentially deadly car crashes.