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Thanks to its toughness, durability, and heat-handling properties, steel has long been the material of choice for building automobile braking system components. In fact, steel is used to create many ...

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I bought a new ’08 Nissan Maxima. As I was slowing down, I heard noises coming from the front brakes. I went back to the dealer and the service department manager said the front brakes and rotors had ...

A General Motors’ team of global brake experts is helping to make rusty brake rotors history. They have changed the chemical makeup of the components using a process that could double the life of ...

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