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Rear axle service simplified

February 2, 2012

Rear differential service, for regular maintenance or for repair work such as replacing leaking seals, often involves removing rear axles and draining and replacing differential fluid.

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The drum brake wedge effect

January 30, 2012

In this issue of Motor Age, our contributors have shared information on the intricacies of wheel speed sensors and the proper care and servicing of rear differentials and axles. My contribution this month is a discussion on the care and feeding of conventional drum brakes.

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Sensing wheel technology changes

January 30, 2012

As long as vehicles have been rolling, the speed of the load-carrying wheels has been an issue. When I was a young boy watching western movies in the 1960s, I could always tell when a wagon was going to crash, because the camera would focus on a wood-spoked, steel-tired wagon wheel that was obviously spinning faster than it should. Those wooden wheels had a hard wood hub spinning on a hard wood axle; there was no bearing at all except for the animal fat-based grease that was packed in between the components.

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NRC releases automotive electronics safety report

January 23, 2012

The National Research Council's (NRC) Transportation Research Board has released a study that included a review of automotive electronics safety. The Research Council's study was requested in the aftermath of the 2009-2010 reports of sudden acceleration problems in Toyota vehicles.

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Diagnosing and repairing NVLD systems can present unique challenges

January 17, 2012

Chrysler's NVLD, or Natural Vacuum Leak Detection, system was first introduced in 2002 as an alternative to its Leak Detection Pump (LDP) method for the onboard testing of the evaporative emissions system. In an automotive application, the fuel system is sealed when the vehicle is in a key off condition. The powertrain control module (PCM) monitors the state of a switch contained within the NVLD assembly.

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New AirtexVE.com offers more technical content

January 12, 2012

Airtex® Vehicle Electronics? has introduced a new website ? www.airtexVE.com ? that features extensive new technical content and user-friendly interactive features designed to help customers diagnose and fix driveability issues and other problems on virtually any popular domestic or foreign nameplate application.

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