Braking Good (Brake Drum Replacement)
October 20, 2024
Maybe your vehicle feels like Breaking Bad. In other words, when you brake, things are bad. You may find it takes you a longer distance to stop, you feel a vibration, or its pulsating when you depress the brake pedal, or perhaps your vehicle pulls to one side. Those can be symptoms of failing b... More
Give me a Brake (Light)!
April 28, 2024
If that little brake warning light pops up on your dash, do you know what it means? Well, if you said no, you wouldn't be alone. You know it has something to do with your brakes, but exactly what? You're not sure. One of the reasons is that it could mean a lot of different things. It could be som... More
Bad Vibes (Disc brake rotor problems)
October 22, 2023
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
Time for a Brake (Brake Pad Replacement)
March 26, 2023
Stop! It's one of those things your vehicle has to do consistently and reliably. That's why brake maintenance is vitally important, worthwhile for you to make sure stays up to date. A brake system has many components. If your vehicle has disc brakes, they have pads that make contact with the rot... More
It's Brake Time (Brake Calipers)
March 12, 2023
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
The Need for Speed (Wheel Speed Sensor Maintenance)
September 25, 2022
Today's vehicles have some pretty amazing technology in them, including a computerized braking system we all pretty much take for granted these days. Antilock brake systems (ABS) have been around for years but they help drivers stop in much shorter distances reliably than ever before. When you ... More
Odometer Rollback on Your Pickerington, Ohio Vehicle
September 4, 2022
How do Pickerington drivers know if an odometer is telling the truth?Well, back in '86, Congress passed the Truth-in-Mileage Act to protect Ohio consumers against mileage fraud. It says a Ohio seller must certify the mileage reported is the actual mileage.To have your odometer checked in Picker... More
A Sticky Brake Situation (Parking Brake Service and Maintenance)
January 24, 2021
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
What to Do After You Buy a Used Vehicle in Pickerington
November 8, 2020
So you've bought a used vehicle in the Pickerington area. Do you know what you're getting? It is hard to know what you're getting because people in the Pickerington area sell vehicles for different reasons. Think about why you've sold vehicles. Did you just want something new or were there probl... More
Used Cars: Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Pickerington Advice on What to Do After You Buy
July 19, 2020
Used vehicles are certainly an economical choice for budget-conscious Pickerington drivers. But how can we know we're getting a good used vehicle and not just inheriting someone else's problems?There are good used vehicles for sale in the Pickerington area. Vehicles are sold when families upsize,... More