More than Pads and Rotors (Brake Caliper Replacement)
April 6, 2025
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
Them's the Brakes (Brake Rotor Resurfacing)
November 12, 2023
Your vehicle's brakes wear out. It's inevitable. You'll notice it when you step on the brake pedal and feel it harder to stop, or there's vibration when you are braking. Most modern vehicles have disc brakes that each use a brake pad that press on a disc (disc brakes!) called a rotor. The fric... More
Put the Brakes On! (Brake Caliper Replacement)
August 27, 2023
Keeping your vehicle's brakes in top shape is one of the most important things you can do for your safety and those on the road with you. Most drivers know a little about brake pads and rotors but maybe not so much about another brake component called the calipers. Disc brakes work by a mechanica... More
Automotive Tips from Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Grove City: Brake Noise
July 30, 2023
Your brake pads are the important parts that rub against the rotor (or disc) to slow and stop your car when driving in Grove City. They eventually wear down.When your pads are worn too much, they wont stop your vehicle as well. When the friction material is worn away, metal parts of the pad are e... More
The Need for Speed (Wheel Speed Sensor Maintenance)
June 18, 2023
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
What to Do After You Buy a Used Vehicle in Grove City
July 12, 2022
So you've bought a used vehicle in the Grove City area. Do you know what you're getting? It is hard to know what you're getting because people in the Grove City area sell vehicles for different reasons. Think about why you've sold vehicles. Did you just want something new or were there problems ... More
Braking News: Keep Your Stopping Power
July 11, 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 Grove City driver's maintenance schedule. An inspection by your service advisor at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service ... More
Slipping into Fall (Driving with ABS Brakes)
June 12, 2022
As the weather changes over from hot to colder, drivers will have to deal with more slippery streets. And it's important to know how to drive with the brakes you have on your vehicle. In the 1970s, anti-lock braking systems (ABS) started to be installed on vehicles and they've been a game chang... More
It's Brake Time (Brake Calipers)
May 29, 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
Growing Old Together (Maintaining an Older Vehicle)
May 22, 2022
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