As a vehicle owner, you probably don’t spend much time thinking about the inner workings of car brakes and their day-to-day functions. When they’re working properly, they slow down and stop your vehicle by turning kinetic energy (the movement of your wheels) into heat energy through friction generated by applying your brakes to the wheels.…
More than 40 years ago, auto makers began replacing drum brakes on the front of most vehicles with disc brakes. The two systems are different, but most cars run with both. When customers visit our Shakopee, MN shop for brake repair, we’re often asked if one brake type is better than the other. The truth is found in…
The brakes are one of the most important parts of a vehicle, as they play the important role of slowing it down. However, not all braking systems are created equally. Many vehicles, specifically trucks, rely on either engine or exhaust brakes on top of their regular brakes. We’d like to explain to Bloomington, MN drivers…