Over the past few weeks we've looked at the rivet nut, a little fastener that creates a nice, threaded hole where once there was only misery, a ratcheting brake caliper piston spreader, a tool that's ...

It's critical that you replace your disc brake pads and rotors regularly. But what about the calipers? Here's how to know if you should replace them or not.

Most of us use calipers when working with our 3D printers. Not [Albert]. He has a clockwork caliper design that he 3D printed. The STL is available for a few bucks, but you can see how it works in the ...

Though we've never greatly disliked the braking system in our 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee WJ, or even had any major failures within the system in the years since its manufacture, we knew of its inherent ...

Press a pedal and your car stops, but how? The mechanisms that control a vehicle’s brakes are explained in this simple article. Most drivers understand how their brakes work in the simplest of terms: ...

Which digital calipers are best? When it comes to construction, whether you’re building something professionally or working on a personal project, having precise measurements is crucial — being off by ...

Why stop when you're having fun isn't particularly good advice when the subject vehicle is a hard charging 1954 Kaiser Manhattan equipped like Bob Kleiner and his wife Leanne's with a Chevrolet ...

Because our original plans for a super-exotic brake system were thwarted due to production delays, we did a nice, but slightly less trick brake system to keep the car's stopping ability somewhat in ...