An essential for the engineer is a decent caliper, to measure dimensions with reasonable accuracy. Some of us have old-fashioned Vernier scales, while many up-to-date versions are electronic. When ...

Bugatti, the French luxury automaker whose supercars fetch seven figures, said on Monday it has printed the industry’s first fully-functioning brake caliper. The caliper is also the world’s largest 3D ...

Nobody can rehash existing ideas and pretend they’re new quite like Silicon Valley can. Tesla is the automotive outlet of that hubris, with fans that’ll gobble up features as basic as tire pressure ...

If you want to measure with greater accuracy than a ruler, a dial caliper is an easy-to-use, versatile, and relatively budget-friendly tool. You can use it to measure outside widths or diameters, ...

Change the look of your brake calipers with some high quality paint. The brake calipers on your car don’t necessarily have to be boring. While painted calipers are typically an optional extra when ...

Here are a few quick tips on how to align the disc brake pads in a Hope brake caliper. Once removed, make sure you keep the pads, pin and clip safe - Jonny Ashelford / Immediate Media Remove the ...

The following was published in CCJ's Air Brake Book, 11th edition, sponsored by SilverbackHD. CCJ's Air Brake Book is a complementary industry resource, courtesy of our partnership with SilverbackHD, ...

A motorcycle’s front brake provides the vast majority of stopping force. In the past, motorcyclists avoided using using the front brake, fearing that they would be thrown over the handlebars. This is ...

If you’re into motorcycles, you’ve most likely heard about the likes of Nissin and Showa. They’re two of the most well-known motorcycle parts manufacturers and, coincidentally, both of these companies ...

If you’re replacing or servicing your disc brakes, you need lubricating grease. No ifs, ands, or buts, you need to lubricate the metal-on-metal parts that are meant to slide, otherwise, your calipers ...

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 ...

On a recent long ride in the Colorado mountains, the rear Shimano R785 hydraulic brake failed on the road bike I was riding as I was descending from 12,000ft to 9,000ft on a -5% paved road in traffic.