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42 — Friday, April 23, 1999 - North Shore News

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rake checks provide peace of m

WHEN is the last time you
drove your vehicle into a
repair facility for a preven-
tative brake check?

Probably never, since most of us
don’t think about our brakes unt!
they need attention: corrective vs.
preventative maintenance.

The “free brake inspection” fre-
quently advertised by the auto
repair trade is an offer usually
passed up by the public, even

though brake failure cops the list of

mechanical failures feared by dri-

vers. It also is the leading cause of

traffic accidents attributable to
mechanical defect, says Car Care
Canada of the Automotive
Industries Association of Canada.
Brake failure nearly always is pre-
ventable. A thorough braking sys-

tem checkup includes inspection of:
@ pads and shoes for lining wear;
88 drums and retors for wear;

@ wheel cylinders and calipers for
leakage;

@ hydraulic lines and hoses for
leaks,

1 kinks and blockages;

@ brake fluid in master cylinder for
level and condition.

An ideal time to have this
inspection done is when the vehicle
is on the lift for tire rotation or
other service. If brake work is nee-
essary, invest in quality. The “price”
brake job seldom is a bargain. ‘Phe
better grade of friction materials
(pads and/or linings), for example,
will last longer and perform better
than substandard grade.

A quality job will include flush-
ing of the hydraulic system and

This spring,

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installation of new, heavy dury fluid.
Drums and rotors should be resur-
taeed; parts worn beyond sate limits
replaced. Brake hardware, which
includes dozens of springs, bush-
ings and other parts, are subject to
rast and corrosion and should be
replaced.

If safety and peace of mind are
not incentive enough for having
one's brakes inspected periodically,
iry this: the cost of waiting too long
to renew disk brakes pads could
mean an added expense for repiac-
ing a pair of damaged rotors.

DURING a brake inspection
at Minit Tune in North
Vancouver, Steve Maion uses
calipers to measure the thick-
ness of a rotor.

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