Recent content by Stevo F

As the hot weather is arriving I'm noticing that our '07 Corolla LE started blowing warmer air when the car is stopped then cools off when it its moving again. I was thinking low refrigerant, but I was under the hood with the A/C on and noticed that the compressor cycles on for maybe 15 seconds...

I just used the Duramax Gold pads that Autozone sells. I have them on the Honda and they have a good feel and stop well. We'll have to see how long they really last. Actually the Honda is still missing one of those screws as I never replaced the one my friend helped drill out to get it off. Not...

Piece of cake Taking my time it took about 1 1/2 hours. The bolts weren't stuck too bad (brakes last done 3 years ago) and the rotors practically feel off once the Calipers were off. The pads actually looked good after 50K miles but the rotors are toast. Used cheapo Autozone rotors and pads so...

My 2007 Corolla came with a safety package that had ABS combined withe side air bags. True- many 9th gen Corolla don''t have ABS

I'm about to embark on replacing the rotors and front pads on my Corolla. Both were last replaced at 59K miles and the car has 112K now, and the rotors are warped again. I've done one other front brake job (rotors and pads also) by myself on my son's 2001 Accord and it wasn't too difficult. Is...