Ceramic Brake pads Offer longer brake pad life

Ceramic pads also extend brake life compared to most conventional lining materials. Akebono and Raybestos both say their durability testing has shown significantly longer life with no sacrifice in noise control, rotor life or braking performance when ceramic pads are used compared to other friction materials.

This is what  bad brake pad can do to your rotors. Replacing your brakes at the proper time can save you hundreds in costly repairs.

How ceramic pads differ from regular metallic pads

One of the main differences between ceramic-enhanced friction materials and semi-metallic brake linings is that ceramic pads contain no steel wool or fibers. Steel provides strength and conducts heat away from rotors, but it also makes pads noisy. Steel also acts like an abrasive and causes rotor wear. Substituting ceramic materials and copper fibers for steel allows ceramic pads to handle the high brake temperatures with less heat fade, to recovery quickly, to experience less wear on both the pads and rotors, and to virtually eliminate noise. Annoying brake squeal is eliminated because the ceramic-enhanced compound dampens noise and moves vibrations to a frequency beyond our range of hearing.

Other features that help make ceramic pads extra quiet include chamfers, slots and insulator shims. These features are also found on other types of pads, but may not be used on all applications.

Chamfers are angled or beveled edges on the leading and trailing ends of the pad that reduce "tip-in" noise when the brakes are first applied. Chamfers also reduce the surface area of the brakes slightly, which increases the clamping force applied by the pads against the rotors. This further helps to dampen sound-producing vibrations.

Slots are grooves cut vertically, diagonally, or horizontally in the pads to reduce noise by changing the frequency of vibration from an audible level to a higher, inaudible frequency beyond the range of the human ear. Slots also help reduce brake fade by providing a passage for gases and dust to escape at high brake temperatures.

Insulator shims provide a dampening layer to absorb and dissipate vibrations before they can cause noise.

Chevrolet, Chevy, GMC, Jimmy, S10, Engine will not turn over when trying to start

Chevrolet, GMC, Jimmy, S10, Engine will not turn over when trying to start:

Simple diagnostic procedures to try when your engine will not turn over when trying to start.




1 Battery terminal connections loose or corroded. Check the cable terminals at the
battery; tighten cable clamp and/or clean off corrosion as necessary.

2 Battery discharged or faulty. If the cable ends are clean and tight on the battery posts,
turn the key to the On position and switch on the headlights or windshield wipers. If they
won't run, the battery is discharged.

3 Automatic transmission not engaged in park (P) or Neutral (N) or neutral safety switch
faulty. P) or Neutral (N) or neutral safety switch
faulty.

4 On manual transmissions, clutch pedal not depressed or clutch start switch rnalfunc-
tioningissions, clutch pedal not depressed or clutch start switch rnalfunc-
tioning

5 Broken, loose or disconnected wires in the starting circuit. Inspect all wires and con-
nectors at the battery, starter solenoid and ignition switch (on steering column). , loose or disconnected wires in the starting circuit. Inspect all wires and con-
nectors at the battery, starter solenoid and ignition switch (on steering column).

6 Starter motor pinion jammed in flywheel ring gear. If manual transmission, place transmission in gear and rock the vehicle to manually turn the engine. Remove starter and inspect pinion and flywheel at earliest convenience. ion jammed in flywheel ring gear. If manual transmission, place transmission in gear and rock the vehicle to manually turn the engine. Remove starter and inspect pinion and flywheel at earliest convenience.

7 Starter solenoid faulty

8 Starter motor faulty

9 Ignition switch faulty

10 Engine seized. Try to turn the crankshaft
with a large socket and breaker bar on the pulley bolt.