Automotive Tips from Tuffy Rockford: Rotor Problems
April 24, 2022
The brake rotor, or disc, is attached to your wheel. The brake pads rub on the rotor to slow your car when you are driving in Loves Park.Rotors can warp, crack or become misaligned. They can also be damaged by worn out brake pads that scratch grooves into the surface. These conditions result in l... More
A Sticky Brake Situation (Parking Brake Service and Maintenance)
February 21, 2021
We've all been there. You park your vehicle on a steeper than usual hill and worry about it rolling down while you're running your errands. So you decide you'll use the parking brake. When you get back, you release the parking brake, hit the ignition, put it in gear anduh, ohyou can feel the p... More
It's Brake Time (Brake Calipers)
November 15, 2020
Race car drivers have demonstrated the advantages of disc brakes, so most modern vehicles use them. Sometimes just the front wheels have disc brakes, but many vehicles now have them all the way around. A major component of the disc brake is called a caliper. It works by squeezing brake pads ag... More
What to Do After You Buy a Used Vehicle in Loves Park
October 6, 2020
So you've bought a used vehicle in the Loves Park area. Do you know what you're getting? It is hard to know what you're getting because people in the Loves Park area sell vehicles for different reasons. Think about why you've sold vehicles. Did you just want something new or were there problems ... More
Braking News: Keep Your Stopping Power
October 5, 2020
Richard Petty once told AutoNetTV, You've gotta have good brakes. If you've got good brakes you can keep yourself out of a lotta trouble.That's why a regular brake inspection is on every Loves Park driver's maintenance schedule. An inspection by your service advisor at Tuffy Rockford will check ... More
Time for a Brake (Brake Pad Replacement)
August 23, 2020
Stop! It's one of those things your vehicle has to do consistently and reliably. That's why brake maintenance is vitally important, worthwhile for you to make sure stays up to date. A brake system has many components. If your vehicle has disc brakes, they have pads that make contact with the rot... More
Growing Old Together (Maintaining an Older Vehicle)
May 24, 2020
More and more of us are hanging on to our vehicles longer. A company by the name of HIS Markit recently released a report that shows the average age of light vehicles in the U.S. is now 11.8 years. Light vehicles are cars, SUVs (sport utility vehicles) and CUVs (compact utility vehicles). In C... More
Tuffy Rockford Brake Service for Safe Stopping in Loves Park
March 22, 2020
Let's talk about something critical for all Loves Park drivers: your brakes. Your vehicle is heavy, and it takes a lot of muscle to bring it and your passengers to a safe stop so everything needs to be in good working order. Here's an explanation on how your disc brakes work: The wheel hub keeps... More
The Need for Speed (Wheel Speed Sensor Maintenance)
February 23, 2020
Today's vehicles have some pretty amazing technology in them, including a computerized braking system we all pretty much take for granted these days. Antilock brake systems (ABS) have been around for years but they help drivers stop in much shorter distances reliably than ever before. When you ... More
Odometer Rollback on Your Loves Park, Illinois Vehicle
June 18, 2018
How do Loves Park drivers know if an odometer is telling the truth?Well, back in '86, Congress passed the Truth-in-Mileage Act to protect Illinois consumers against mileage fraud. It says a Illinois seller must certify the mileage reported is the actual mileage.To have your odometer checked in ... More