A Sticky Brake Situation (Parking Brake Service and Maintenance)
January 1, 2024
We've all been there. You park your vehicle on a steeper than usual hill and worry about it rolling down while you're running your errands. So you decide you'll use the parking brake. When you get back, you release the parking brake, hit the ignition, put it in gear anduh, ohyou can feel the p... More
More than Pads and Rotors (Brake Caliper Replacement)
September 17, 2023
You might be familiar with brake pads and rotors, two components of your vehicle's brakes that have to be regularly serviced. Here's another important component of your brakes: the calipers. Calipers are used in disc brakes, the type of brakes now found in most recently manufactured vehicles. A... More
Bad Vibrations (Brake Rotor Replacement)
February 19, 2023
If youve ever stepped on your brake pedal and felt your vehicle vibrate, thats a signal that you shouldnt ignore. A pulsating brake pedal is a sign that something is wrong. Braking action should be smooth, sure, and quiet, not shaky and noisy. Most newer vehicles have disc brakes, called that b... More
What to Do After You Buy a Used Vehicle in Oswego
September 2, 2022
So you've bought a used vehicle in the Oswego area. Do you know what you're getting? It is hard to know what you're getting because people in the Oswego area sell vehicles for different reasons. Think about why you've sold vehicles. Did you just want something new or were there problems that you... More
Braking News: Keep Your Stopping Power
September 1, 2022
Richard Petty once told AutoNetTV, You've gotta have good brakes. If you've got good brakes you can keep yourself out of a lotta trouble.That's why a regular brake inspection is on every Oswego driver's maintenance schedule. An inspection by your service advisor at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Oswe... More
Hitting the Brakes in Oswego
July 23, 2022
Safety should always be an element of your vehicle care. So even if you don't care about how your vehicle looks, you should practice preventive maintenance to protect yourself and other Oswego drivers on the road. And good safety starts with good brakes.Brakes need a regular inspection. There ... More
It's Brake Time (Brake Calipers)
January 2, 2022
Race car drivers have demonstrated the advantages of disc brakes, so most modern vehicles use them. Sometimes just the front wheels have disc brakes, but many vehicles now have them all the way around. A major component of the disc brake is called a caliper. It works by squeezing brake pads ag... More
Stop It! You Need Good Brakes
December 19, 2021
Good brakes are obviously very important. If you've ever had your brakes go out while you're driving around the Oswego area, you'll know how terrifying it can be. Today we'll focus on how to tell when you have a brake problem and how to make good repair choices. Often, the first indication that... More
Growing Old Together (Maintaining an Older Vehicle)
November 14, 2021
More and more of us are hanging on to our vehicles longer. A company by the name of HIS Markit recently released a report that shows the average age of light vehicles in the U.S. is now 11.8 years. Light vehicles are cars, SUVs (sport utility vehicles) and CUVs (compact utility vehicles). In C... More
Bad Vibes (Disc brake rotor problems)
September 5, 2021
If you were to name the most important safety feature on your vehicle right now, what would your answer be? A lot of driving experts would agree that its your brakes. Most newer vehicles use a well-engineered and efficient style of brakes called disc brakes. The name disc brakes comes from one ... More