The quick answer is no: You don't need to bleed your brakes if you change your brake pads properly. However, there are some good reasons why you should. Let's start with the concept of brake bleeding ...

You don't have to be a car enthusiast to know you should change your brake pads long before you hear that all-too-familiar metal-on-metal grind. That's the sound of potentially costing yourself quite ...

You approach a traffic light, tap the brakes, hear a shriek that sounds like a screaming fox, and suddenly your day gets interesting. The shop says you need new pads at all four wheels. You're ...

The brake system is essential for road safety, so you shouldn’t really skimp on maintenance. Learning how to change brake pads, DIY-style, can save you a significant amount of cash and help you be ...

Over the past 45 years I've performed brake jobs on everything from race cars to heavy-duty pickup trucks and motorcycles. While changing the brake shoes on a vehicle with drum brakes is more ...

It's probably a safe bet that street rodders tend to pay above-average attention to the maintenance of all their cars. But it's probably an equally safe bet that few of us consider brake fluid as ...

There is a long list of tasks that need to be completed when building a street rod, some of them aren't particularly complicated but they perform a critical function—such is the case with installing ...