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Source: Automotive Body Repair News

BodyShopBids expands to Pacific Northwest

February 3, 2012

BodyShopBids, an online and mobile platform that enables consumers to solicit custom car repair estimates by uploading a photo, expanded to the Pacific Northwest and will cover the metro areas of Seattle; Portland, Ore.; and Spokane, Wash.

Source: Motor Age

Rear axle service simplified

February 2, 2012
By:Vanessa Attwell

Rear differential service, for regular maintenance or for repair work such as replacing leaking seals, often involves removing rear axles and draining and replacing differential fluid.

Source: Motor Age

Sensing wheel technology changes

January 30, 2012
By:Richard McCuistian

As long as vehicles have been rolling, the speed of the load-carrying wheels has been an issue. When I was a young boy watching western movies in the 1960s, I could always tell when a wagon was going to crash, because the camera would focus on a wood-spoked, steel-tired wagon wheel that was obviously spinning faster than it should. Those wooden wheels had a hard wood hub spinning on a hard wood axle; there was no bearing at all except for the animal fat-based grease that was packed in between the components.

Source: Motor Age

The drum brake wedge effect

January 30, 2012
By:Peter F. Meier

In this issue of Motor Age, our contributors have shared information on the intricacies of wheel speed sensors and the proper care and servicing of rear differentials and axles. My contribution this month is a discussion on the care and feeding of conventional drum brakes.

Source: Automotive Body Repair News

Solera to provide claims processing software to Allianz

January 25, 2012

Solera Holdings, parent company of Audatex, will be the exclusive preferred global provider of auto insurance claims processing software and services for Allianz SE, a global financial services provider.

Source: Motor Age

NRC releases automotive electronics safety report

January 23, 2012

The National Research Council's (NRC) Transportation Research Board has released a study that included a review of automotive electronics safety. The Research Council's study was requested in the aftermath of the 2009-2010 reports of sudden acceleration problems in Toyota vehicles.

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