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  • What is a car creeper

    What is a car creeper

    Date: 2025/01/09 | Categories: Auto Repair Tools knowledge

    A creeper, also known as a car creeper, garage creeper, or mechanic creeper, is a low-profile, wheel-driven platform that allows a person to slide under a car for maintenance or inspection. Creepers are designed to reduce the amount of height added above the ground, allowing for more clearance an...
  • Tire valve stem replacement

    Tire valve stem replacement

    Date: 2025/01/08 | Categories: Tire valve knowledge

    The valve stem is an essential part of the wheel/rim that keeps the tire inflated and allows you to inflate or deflate it as needed. It is vital to the safety of the tire and wheel. If the tire valve stem is broken, how should we replace it ? The following are the detailed steps for replacing ...
  • Types of wheel weights

    Types of wheel weights

    Date: 2025/01/07 | Categories: Fe Wheel Balance weight knowledge

    What types of Wheel weights are there? Wheel weights are small metal devices that attach to the rim of your vehicle to balance the tire-wheel assembly. There are two main types of wheel weights: clip on wheel weights and adhesive wheel weights. Clip On wheel weights These wheel weights cli...
  • What Is The Turity Of Zinc Wheel Weights?

    What Is The Turity Of Zinc Wheel Weights?

    Date: 2025/01/03 | Categories: Zinc Wheel Balance Weight knowledge

    Zinc wheel weights are usually not pure zinc, but zinc alloys. They contain a mixture of zinc and other metals. The purity of zinc itself is usually between 90-95%, depending on the specific alloy used; small amounts of other elements such as aluminum, copper, etc. may be added to the zinc alloy....
  • Are lead wheel weights illegal?

    Are lead wheel weights illegal?

    Date: 2024/12/30 | Categories: Lead Wheel balance weight knowledge

    In China, the normal and reasonable use of  lead wheel weights is generally not illegal. In normal vehicle maintenance and use scenarios, the use of  lead wheel weights is legal, but relevant vehicle safety and environmental regulations must be followed. The following are some countries an...
  • How much is a tire valves replacement?

    How much is a tire valves replacement?

    Date: 2024/12/27 | Categories: Tire valve knowledge

    The cost of replacing a tire valve varies due to a variety of factors. The following is a detailed introduction: Valve material 1. Rubber valve: Rubber valves are relatively cheap, generally around 2-5 yuan per piece, and a set of 4 is usually RMB10-20 yuan. 2. Steel valve: Steel valves ar...
  • What are the different types of tire valves?

    What are the different types of tire valves?

    Date: 2024/12/24 | Categories: Tire valve knowledge

    There are three basic types of car tire valves: rubber tire valves, metal tire valves and TPMS valves. 1. Rubber tire valves The main part of the rubber valve is made of rubber material. It usually includes a valve body, a valve core and a valve cap. The valve body is made of rubber, which is r...
  • What are the three types of jacks?

    What are the three types of jacks?

    Date: 2024/12/23 | Categories: Auto Repair Tools knowledge

    The car jacks used in daily life can be roughly divided into these three types Bottle Jack A hydraulic jack shaped like a bottle that can lift a vehicle higher and handle more weight than a floor jack. Bottle jacks are often used for minor repairs because they are less expensive than floor jack...
  • Wheel Balancer Machine FAQs

    Wheel Balancer Machine FAQs

    Date: 2024/12/18 | Categories: Wheel balancer machine knowledge

    How does the Wheel Balancer Machine work? Dynamic balancing refers to the centrifugal force generated when the wheel rotates at high speed. The Wheel Balancer Machine calculates the position (angle) and the amount of imbalance (grams) by measuring the amplitude, frequency and other factors of th...
  • What Is The Turity Of Zinc Wheel Weights

    What Is The Turity Of Zinc Wheel Weights

    Date: 2024/12/17 | Categories: Zinc Wheel Balance Weight knowledge

    Zinc wheel weights are usually not made of pure zinc, but of zinc alloys, which are usually between 80% and 90% pure, depending on the manufacturer and the specific alloy composition; this means that the remaining percentage will be other metals added to enhance the performance of the weight, suc...
  • What is an Camber Eccentric Screw?

    What is an Camber Eccentric Screw?

    Date: 2024/12/12 | Categories: Auto Repair Tools knowledge

    The main reason why cars use Camber Eccentric Screw is to adjust the positioning parameters of the wheels. An Camber Eccentric Screw is a special screw whose central axis does not coincide with the central axis of the screw hole. When the eccentric screw is rotated, due to its eccentric charac...
  • What is a tire grooving machine used for?

    What is a tire grooving machine used for?

    Date: 2024/12/10 | Categories: Auto Repair Tools knowledge

    1. Improve tire performance-tire grooving machine  Improved drainage: Carving patterns on the tire surface can effectively drain the accumulated water between the tire and the road. For example, when driving on rainy days, the grooves in the tire pattern can allow rainwater to pass quickly, red...