All our life we have seen rightful importance given to 0-100 timestamps and numbers. But, we rarely pay attention to 100-0 stopping time and numbers.
A good and well-maintained pair of Brake Repair Redditch can be the decisive factor in a life or death situation. Most modern cars have a pair of disc brakes in the front and a pair of drum or disc brakes at the back.
A pair of disc brakes work by creating pressure on the spinning wheel of the car causing it to stop. However, a pair of drum brakes on the other hand causes a vehicle to stop by creating friction.
Disc brakes are better and safer than drum brakes. However, the cheap production cost of drum brakes makes them worthy to be still used widely in cars for their rear tires.
How Exactly Are Disc Brakes Better Than Drum Brakes?
Disc brakes are mainly better than drum brakes. The reason is the management handles and gets rid of heat in a better fashion, unlike drum brakes.
All in all disc brakes are the more technologically and mechanically advanced and superior brakes. The advancement across all fronts makes disc brakes easier and more efficient to install as well.
Where Does a Drum Brake Excel Over a Disc Brake?
A pair of drum brakes work better than a pair of disc brakes when it comes to performing a job as a pair of parking brakes. When a vehicle has parked the lack of heat results in disc brakes being unable to hold the wheels for long.
When Should One Replace Brakes?
The general notion is that one should replace the brake pads post the 20000-mile mark. Or when brake pads are less than 2 inches in thickness. Or has squeaking and growling noises.
Brake rotors on the other hand should ideally be replaced post the 70000-mile mark. You can follow this as another very easy way of figuring out if a car’s brakes need to be checked. Simply check if the car does not break and stop like it used to previously.
Can Anyone Perform Any Sort of Servicing on Their Brakes on Their Own?
Yes, one can perform brake cleaning tasks on their own. Ideally, you should do this when the brake pads are being replaced. This is a simple process that involves cleaning brake pads using a rag and brake cleaning fluid.
Cunningham’s Services:
As established above it is a no brainer that properly functioning brakes are considered an important part of any vehicle. Penny pinching on brakes can result in anything ranging from a minor dent to a fatal life-threatening car crash.
Here at Cunningham’s Auto Care in Car Service Redditch, we understand the importance of braking on time and how vital it can be.
Therefore customers can avail of our various services that would ensure proper maintenance of their brakes. The services on offer are change of brake fluid, brake servicing, and brake pad replacement at any one of our many service bays.
We at Cunningham’s auto care would recommend you do not drive with sub-par brakes. If it comes to the crunch, we can also offer vehicle breakdown recovery.
Apart from catering to our customer’s needs and requirements for brakes we also deal with other automotive services and maintenance like tires, clutch, exhaust, suspension, batter servicing, and MOT.
MOT stands for Ministry of Transport. This annual test is conducted for cars over the age of 3 years. Absence of which makes driving in the UK illegal. An MOT test is extremely important as over time the parts of a vehicle wear down. As a result, there may be a compromise when it comes to pollution and emission.
Which Cars are Excluded from an MOT Test?
A few old and classic cars, Electric cars registered before 1st March 2015, and Tractors.
Why come to Cunningham for an MOT Test?
It is as easy as driving your car to Cunningham post. After which our employees will check and test the parts relevant.
We offer pocket-friendly MOT tests. Our MOT experts have the credibility to optimize the performance of your vehicle.
- We are honest with our customers and swear to not overcharge.
- You can visit our website for further details regarding the same.
- Customer satisfaction remains our top priority. Hence our entire team strives to achieve the same. The customer reviews on our website can vouch for the same.
Are You Still Wondering About the Process?
Hop onto Cunningham services now and get your car tested.
