Over the past year or so, I’ve become quite familiar with a good variety of new tools. There was the bearing and bushing removal-slash-installation kit, and who could forget having my world turned ...

If you haven’t changed rear brake pads on a newer car recently, you might be surprised to find it can’t be done without special tools. It’s been probably 30 years since I replaced rear pads on a car, ...

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 ...

Recently we converted our 1960 Dodge station wagon (Brennan calls it the Wagon Queen Family Truckster) from a single-outlet master cylinder to a dual. The swap would require a new line from the master ...

Over the past few weeks we've looked at an extension wrench that loosens bolts in tight areas, a tap socket to restore damaged threads and a cheap jump-start battery pack that actually works. This ...

When it comes to the brakes on an old car, I take no chances and cut no corners. I usually rebuild, repair or replace most everything. It's foolish -- and potentially dangerous -- to try and save a ...

Disc brakes are fantastic, but when incorrectly set up or badly maintained they can also prove to be a royal pain. Thankfully, most disc-related issues are normally quick and easy to sort out. There ...

I have an old-school brake line flaring tool that I've reluctantly used what seems like 1,001 times to flare 3/16 steel brake line. It's the inexpensive one available at the parts store with the wing ...

While all the '70s and '80s favorite lowrider GM models will always be long and cool, what's not-so cool on them are the hideous-looking rear drum brakes. Though these big body styles do come with ...