Today’s Putney’s Brake and Alignment Service post focuses on brakes. Braking is slowing or stopping a vehicle. The mechanical aspects of the brakes themselves are just one issue. There’s also the power brake system and brake fluid. And then there are the tires, which are critical to the effectiveness of the brakes.
It’s very important to your Hamilton service center to keep drivers happy and on the road. You might be surprised at the amount of money service centers spend every year to make sure their technicians are properly trained.Hamilton area service centers, including Putney’s Brake and Alignment Service, offer a variety of
Basically, the power brake system helps you provide braking power so that you don’t have to do all the work with your brake pedal.The brakes themselves are applied at the wheel using hydraulic pressure. When we step on the brake pedal, we create pressure in the power booster that’s multiplied by
Most Hamilton drivers are aware that car makers have service intervals for your car. The engineers that design our vehicles have tested the various systems and components to meet durability and safety standards. Some of these standards are self-imposed and others, like those for emissions components, are government mandated.
Hello Hamilton drivers! So what’s the most distracting food in the car? Is it:
(A) A Hamburger
(B) Coffee
(C) A Soft Drink
(D) Twizzlers
Well, all but the licorice make the top ten, but coffee’s the number one food distraction. These distractions cause 25% of all car crashes, over
Who Really Knows How?
Today at Putney’s Brake and Alignment Service we’re going to talk about windshield wiper blades. Now that may seem like a pretty mundane topic, but think about how important your vision is: We protect our eyes. If we need contacts or glasses, we take care of them
When and why do your tires need Rotation?
You can make your vehicle tires last longer with regular tire rotation and wheel balancing.
Let’s start with tire rotation. In normal driving around Hamilton, your front tires wear more on the shoulders because they handle much of the cornering forces in
Tires are like Shoes!
New tires are a big ticket item for most Hamilton drivers. You’re not only concerned about the price, but you want to know that it’ll be a long time before you need to buy new tires again.
And of course there’s the safety aspect as well.
Service Ontario has replaced over 130,000 sets of defective license plates over the last year. If you are pulled over for the license plate you will be charged! It is in your best interest to get the FREE replacement now! BTW the 407 cameras can read the plates!
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