Brakes

Brake noise is a symptom, not a diagnosis. We pull all four wheels, measure pad thickness, check rotors for runout and scoring and inspect hoses, calipers and the parking brake before telling you what the car needs.

If you only need one axle, we tell you that. If the fluid is dark and full of moisture, we show you the test strip. Every brake job gets a bedding-in procedure and a road test before the keys come back.

What we check

• Pad thickness, all four corners
• Rotor thickness and runout
• Caliper slides and pistons
• Hoses and hard lines
• Brake fluid moisture test
• Parking brake adjustment