The quick answer is no: You don't need to bleed your brakes if you change your brake pads properly. However, there are some good reasons why you should. Let's start with the concept of brake bleeding ...

You approach a traffic light, tap the brakes, hear a shriek that sounds like a screaming fox, and suddenly your day gets interesting. The shop says you need new pads at all four wheels. You're ...

You don't have to be a car enthusiast to know you should change your brake pads long before you hear that all-too-familiar metal-on-metal grind. That's the sound of potentially costing yourself quite ...

Auto repair is costly. There is no way to get around that without enrolling in technical school and spending years learning the trade to hone the skills to do it yourself. Even then, industry and ...

Working with brakes can be scary. They're the reason your car is able to stop, after all, so if you mess up, you could put you and the people around you in a dangerous situation. Thankfully, brakes ...

It's probably a safe bet that street rodders tend to pay above-average attention to the maintenance of all their cars. But it's probably an equally safe bet that few of us consider brake fluid as ...

To the uninitiated mechanic, changing your brakes can feel like a very daunting task. However, there’s been many a person who has seen what a good mechanic charges in labor for a brake job and ...

Ever since picking up my 2011 BMW 128i back in March, I’ve had incremental performance upgrades on the brain. Planning out what’s next has been daunting at times because I’m not used to owning a car ...

Disc brakes: Ya gotta love ’em. Here’s a general primer on how to assess and change your pads. So you can love ‘em even more. Checking the condition of your disc-brake pads should be a regular part of ...

Installing an adjustable brake proportioning valve is more a matter of working with hydraulic brake lines than anything else. It requires patience, some planning, and a few specialized tools. Other ...