November 29, 2016 / como / 0 Comments
Automobiles have become an important part of everyone’s lifestyle in today’s world. Besides serving as a great utility item, it also makes a good luxury possession to flaunt. It is extensively used as a commuting medium. It may suffer wear and tear, internally or externally, with its extended use. Any compromise with its interiors may leave an adverse effect on it. Therefore, one needs to get its services done after regular intervals and maintain its upholstery in an efficient manner.
An auto’s upholstery includes – trimming, door panels, hood linings, roof linings, carpets, custom interiors, convertible soft tops, and truck canopies. Unfortunately, problems can occur with your vehicle’s drive. You should keep all the necessary tools with you for such situations.
Customize your vehicle with effective tools like – Trailer hitches, nerf bars and floor liners. Trailer hitches enable you to tow a trailer. You can use a receiver type or fixed drawer type hitch. They can be attached either to the chassis of the vehicle or to the rear bumper. They are available in huge variety. Choose the one suit your vehicle best.
Hitches can be variable shapes and sizes. Like gooseneck trailer hitch, they are of very irregular shape. These are installed under trucked middle side. These hitches are great for carrying sharper turns and providing a tighter turning radius. They are slightly complicated to install, but they are extremely secure once they are fastened under the trucked.
If you have a heavy big vehicle then you should use draw-tite trailer hitches. A Draw Tite hitch is bulky and rugged. It cannot be “hidden,” and you wouldn’t want it to be. These hitches have laser-cut, robotically welded, and thoroughly e-coated to lock rust out.
Moving on to the nerf bars, they are excellent car add-ons. Use of westin nerf bars is preferred over others. They are mounted around the facet of the automobiles so they could bump every single other whilst passing so as to not have their wheels bump. These naturally got modified a bit to fit nicely on Pickups, SUVs, Jeeps & 4x4s, and even Vans. Their purpose shifted towards a nice looking side step to make entering the higher riding cars easier. They are usually mounted to the body, for facilitating you to climb on-board, and provides an excellent look to your rig. If you are doing much tougher activities, they can be secured with vehicle’s frame helping vehicle to face huge impacts from rocks and stumps while you are off-roading.
Nerf Bar Steps have also been often called Side Steps, Tube Steps, Step Bars, Boss Bars, Step Rails, Step Tubes, Facet Tubes, Truck Steps, or just plain Nerf Bars. Trail fx tube steps are available with identical functions and purposes. They serve as fantastic way to move upward into the rif with style and safety. They are built with high durability, so they retain their good looks even after facing substantial amount of action.
November 24, 2016 / como / 0 Comments
Transmissions are complex machines buried deep in the chassis of our vehicles. Regular transmission service will help post-pone or eliminate some problems, but when a transmission begins to malfunction, there are specific signs that the average vehicle owner can recognize.
Know the three common signs of transmission problems:
*Fluid leaks under the car — If there is a persistent red leak under your vehicle, is it coming from the transmission or from the power steering system? It is difficult to determine, as most power steering systems also use transmission fluid. Thus, leaks can appear on the ground in roughly the same areas as transmission leaks. If the leak is fairly small, you may be able to postpone a transmission repair as long as the fluid level is checked regularly. However, when the fluid level falls below the minimum required level, a transmission repair is inevitable.
*Color and odor of fluid Check the fluid level when the vehicle is running and on level ground. The fluid should be red and transparent. If it is cloudy or muddy looking, or if it smells burnt, take your vehicle to a transmission repair technician. They may recommend a transmission service to drain and refill the fluid, as well as replace the filter. Some transmissions may require a computer program updating.
*Noises, vibrations and irregular shifting — Modern transmissions typically shift smoothly and quietly under light acceleration. Heavier acceleration should produce firmer shifts at higher speeds. If shifting points are erratic, if there are strange noises when shifting, or whining noises that come from underneath the car, are causes for concern.
Note: Look and Listen to your transmission. If problems are taken care of early, they can often be resolved without a costly major transmission repair.
** Did You Know? — With gas prices down to less than $2.00 a gallon around the country, a growing number of motorists have been flocking back to showrooms for pickups, SUVs and muscle cars. Yet, despite that sudden surge, the days of the classic V-8 and V-6 may be coming to an end. A new study suggests that less than half of the vehicles that will be sold around the world by 2017 will be powered by conventional gasoline engines. Alternative fuels (such as diesel, ethanol, and hydrogen), hybrid-electrified vehicles and more advanced internal combustion systems will make up the majority of the global mix, according to a new report from Navigant Research. Hybrids, plug-ins and pure battery-electric vehicles still account for less than 5% of the U.S. market, but demand is expected to grow exponentially. That said, a summary of the new Navigant report notes that, “gasoline is anticipated to remain the leading fuel in the coming years, albeit in unconventional vehicles that employ a range of fuel-efficiency technologies, such as smaller engines and turbo-charging.” A growing number of vehicle manufacturers will opt for either alternative fuels or advanced technologies designed to squeeze far more mileage out of every drop of gas.**
For expert advice on transmission repair, contact our ASE Certified Technicians at Clausen Automotive by calling (608) 221-8321 or go on-line at http://clausenautomotive.com for more information about our transmission service. Since 1975, our family-owned auto shop has proudly served vehicle owners in Madison, WI, and the surrounding communities.
November 22, 2016 / como / 0 Comments
Since its launch in 2003, the flex has dominated the market and expanded the options for drivers. Most plants offer models with both fuels: ethanol and gasoline. Ethanol has always been cheaper compared to gasoline, which creates the illusion of saving fueling him. But is it always fill your car advantage with alcohol?
The answer is no. While it is cheaper alcohol has lower performance than gasoline, or spend more to rotate the same distance as gasoline. In numbers, this means that a car fueled with ethanol consumes 30% more fuel. So there’s only advantage in putting alcohol in the car if the cost of fuel is up to 70% of the price of gasoline.
To check if it’s worth just make an account is simple. Divide the value of a liter of gasoline by alcohol. If the result is less than 0.7, the alcohol use. If larger choice gasoline. Example: the value of alcohol and $ 1.45 gasoline, $ 2.90. This result of the division of first by second, is 0.5, which is smaller than 0.7 (70%). Soon, more advantageous fuel with alcohol.
Vale points out that the advantage of gasoline in autonomy is applied to all vehicles, either 1.0 or 2.0, for example. Also there is no influence of other factors that consume more fuel as the use of air conditioning, heavy car, transit or stretches of mountains.
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There are many stories that fuel the car is better than alcohol with gasoline, as ethanol is not as “good” as gasoline. Have also heard that the car gets used with a fuel, or even if the car constantly fill with alcohol, will sometimes supply with gasoline. For specialist automakers and this is myth!
With current technology, in relation to maintenance and wear of parts of motor cars with flex, no noticeable differences or problems arising in supply for any alcohol-gasoline ratio. What is remember to do mechanical processing, ie when the car does not come in factory original format bi fuel may cause problems.
Today is another reality. Proof of this is that hybrid cars do not need more alcohol to warm up before starting to run.
What fuel pollutes more?
Alcohol Fuel: Composed of hydrogen, carbon and oxygen. Also called ethanol or ethyl alcohol, is produced by fermentation from sugar cane, ie it is not a fuel derived from petroleum, for that alone takes advantage burning emits less greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
The calorific value of alcohol is 6300 cal / g, this value represents the ability of the fuel to release energy when burned. In the case of alcohol the value is high, meaning that he is able to move the car with less fuel burning, which reflects in less pollutants.
Gasoline: basically composed of hydrocarbons (carbon and hydrogen). Presents as its combustion products, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a dangerous gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect and global warming. Already the carbon monoxide (CO) is a gas formed by incomplete combustion and accumulates in our atmosphere as a pollutant (smog haze = dark). Both are harmful to humanity. Ethanol is a fuel that does not affect the ozone layer. (Source: mundoeducao)
Conclusion. If you want to contribute something to the environment can get in position, choosing fuel. For this purpose, alcohol is the best option.
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November 21, 2016 / como / 0 Comments
History PTFE was accidentally invented by Roy Plunkett of Kinetic Chemicals in 1938. While Plunkett was attempting to make a new CFC refrigerant, the perfluorethylene polymerized in its pressurized storage container, with the iron from the inside of the container acting as a catalyst. Kinetic Chemicals patented it in 1941 and registered the Teflon trademark in 1945. By 1950, DuPont had acquired interest in Kinetic Chemicals and was producing over a million pounds (450 tons) of Teflon per year in Parkersburg, West Virginia. In 1954, French engineer Marc Grgoire created the first pan coated with Teflon non-stick resin under the brand name of Tefal after his wife urged him to try the material he had been using on fishing tackle on her cooking pans. In the United States, Kansas City, Missouri resident Marion A. Trozzolo, who had been using the substance on scientific utensils, marketed the first US-made Teflon coated frying pan, “The Happy Pan,” in 1961. An early advanced use was in the Manhattan Project as a material to coat valves and seals in the pipes holding highly reactive uranium hexafluoride in the vast uranium enrichment plant at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, when it was known as K-25. Properties PTFE is often used to coat non-stick frying pans as it is hydrophobic and possesses fairly high heat resistance. PTFE is a white solid at room temperature, with a density of about 2.2 g/cm3. According to DuPont its melting point is 327C (621F), but its properties degrade above 260C (500F). PTFE gains its properties from the aggregate effect of carbon-fluorine bonds, as do all fluorocarbons. The coefficient of friction of plastics is usually measured against polished steel. PTFE’s coefficient of friction is 0.1 or less, which is the second lowest of any known solid material (diamond-like carbon being the first). PTFE’s resistance to van der Waals forces means that it is the only known surface to which a gecko cannot stick. PTFE has excellent dielectric properties. This is especially true at high radio frequencies, making it suitable for use as an insulator in cables and connector assemblies and as a material for printed circuit boards used at microwave frequencies. Combined with its high melting temperature, this makes it the material of choice as a high-performance substitute for the weaker and lower melting point polyethylene that is commonly used in low-cost applications. Its extremely high bulk resistivity makes it an ideal material for fabricating long life electrets, useful devices that are the electrostatic analogues of magnets. Because of its chemical inertness, PTFE cannot be cross-linked like an elastomer. Therefore it has no “memory,” and is subject to creep, also known as “cold flow” and “compression set”. A little bit of creep allows PTFE seals to conform to mating surfaces better than most other plastic seals. Too much creep, however, and the seal can be compromised. Compounding fillers control unwanted creep and improve wear, friction, and other properties. Sometimes metal springs apply continuous force to PTFE seals to give good contact, while permitting some creep. Due to its low friction, it is used for applications where sliding action of parts is needed: plain bearings, gears, slide plates, etc. In these applications it performs significantly better than nylon and acetal; it is comparable to ultra high-molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), although UHMWPE is more resistant to wear than Teflon. For these applications, versions of Teflon with mineral oil or molybdenum disulfide embedded as additional lubricants in its matrix are being manufactured. Property Value Density 2200kg/m3 Melting point 327 C Young’s modulus 0.5 GPa Yield strength 23 MPa Coefficient of friction 0.05-0.10 Dielectric constant =2.1,tan()3.0.CO;2-8. ^ Teflon (PTFE) Thermal Decomposition Products. Fluoride Action Network Pesticide Project. ^ a b Teflon offgas studies
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November 14, 2016 / como / 0 Comments
DURASOLID differential carrier bearing puller is a specialty tool that every automotive differential installer must have. The original as well as other branded differential bearings are quite expensive and often in short supply. Saving the same for reuse becomes quite important to save some money in these bad times.
Differential installers often face situations where after having set up the gears and replacing bearings they find that the shims under carrier bearings need to be changed to adjust the backlash. The conventional tools would end up in damaging the bearings or the seal surface and to save the same you have no choice but to live with the problem.
Now the installers dont need to compromise or be afraid of damaging the carrier bearing if they own a Durasolid carrier bearing puller kit as the clamshell design wont let the bearings damage while pulling them out and also save your expensive differential locker or carrier from damaging.
There were times when these differential carrier bearing pullers used to be very expensive and thus unaffordable and the automotive differential installers had no choice but to use the conventional tools or at the most commercial bearing pullers to pull the bearings from differential carriers, air lockers or pinions and end up spending too much of their expensive time and also damaging the carrier bearings or the seal surface in case of air lockers. Differential Installers who could not afford to buy the Clam shell design bearing pullers used to get it on rent as high as $100.
DURASOLID upon realizing this fact launched their clamshell design bearing puller in the range of $200.
DURASOLID carrier bearing puller further comes in two versions :
DBP DFF001 works on most standard size carrier bearing bearings / pinion bearings on differentials up to & including Dana 70, Dana 70 HD and Ford 10.25.
DBP DFF002 is to save money for those who do not work on Dana 70 HD, DANA 80 and FORD 10.25
The parts of the bearing puller that undergo heavy loads or wear and tear are made from alloy steel and heat treated to give a very long life. Majority of the parts are powder coated for good aesthetics and corrosion resistance. A sleek stand takes care of proper storage of all parts of this bearing puller.
Most of the light duty differential carriers do not have access or relief cut under the seating face of the bearing cone or the relief cut is too small and conventional bearing pullers mostly end up damaging the bearing and sometimes even the differential carrier / Air Locker ground face or the seal housing. The improved clamshell design of this bearing puller easily pulls out the carrier bearings from most of the light duty differential carriers and does not let the differential bearings damage.
While you enjoy this special tool at special price, DURASOLID is committed to bring to you an affordable range of differential service / installation equipments in days to come and make your work easy.