Author: Helen MacKelden
ATE Brakes “Dust Off” The Ceramic Pad
ATE Brakes have a high tech solution to what may be seen as excessive brake pad wear. ATE Ceramic is designed to be a more efficient brake pad by being lighter in weight, producing less dust, and wear less in the same time and usage situations as “traditional” brake pads. Part of the development process […]
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ZF Aftermarket Recommends Shock Absorber Checks for Maximum Safety
Shock absorbers are often an overlooked safety critical component Signs of defective or worn shock absorbers including longer braking distances, uneven tyre wear, poor handling and excessive steering wheel vibration ZF Aftermarket recommends that workshops offer customers a safety check to ensure their vehicles are roadworthy, including the shock absorbers An often overlooked safety critical […]
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ATE Brakes – Over a Century of Development
Brake technology is one of the many things we have in cars that we take for granted. It’s the pedal in the middle, for those unsure of which one we’re talking about. Braking itself goes back, in essence, to the days when a person on a cart would yell “whoa” to the horse or the […]
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EVOLVE TOP TEN: Female Automotive Inventors
There’s no polite way to say it: the automotive industry is dominated by men. But there are many important automotive inventions we still use today that wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for women. Here we look at the top 10 female automotive inventors to see how their ingenuity shaped the way we drive. 10. Dorothy […]
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Audi Q7 Death Rattle
Post COVID workshops are very different from what we are used to. We are not just busy – we are operating at over capacity with no relief in sight. This is a good thing, right? Unfortunately, we are also suffering the effects of a skills shortage. Some of our older technicians have decided to leave […]
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ZF: A Pacesetter for Next Generation Mobility
Long viewed as a powerhouse in the global automotive industry, ZF continues to go from strength to strength on both a global scale and here in Oceania. A global technology company, ZF supplies systems and components not just for passenger cars, but a whole gamut of vehicles including commercial vehicles and industrial/off highway to enable […]
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