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  2. 6 Car Repairs You Can (Really) Do Yourself - AOL

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    Front Brake Pad Replacement. Cost to Repair: $35-$75 in parts. ... On average, brakes need a change about every 25,000 miles, thought you can check your brake pad thickness earlier if you drive a lot.

  3. Auto mechanic - Wikipedia

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    The auto mechanic has a physically demanding job, often exposed to loud noises, [9] equipment, slippery surfaces, vehicle parts, tools, falling objects, fires, explosions, and more. [10] Musculoskeletal disorders are common for mechanics [ 11 ] because of the manual handling [ 12 ] and awkward positions required for the occupation.

  4. Just Brakes Accused of Routinely Padding $99.98 Brake Jobs - AOL

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    But hundreds -- possibly thousands of people say they've been burned by an automotive repair chain known as Just Brakes, most often for trying to inflate a $99.88 brake job into major repairs ...

  5. Brake - Wikipedia

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    Drum brakes generally can be found on older car and truck models. However, because of their low production cost, drum brake setups are also installed on the rear of some low-cost newer vehicles. Compared to modern disc brakes, drum brakes wear out faster due to their tendency to overheat.

  6. Brake pad - Wikipedia

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    The concept of brake pads or disc brakes as an alternative to drum brakes had been around at least as early as a patent by F. W. Lanchester in 1902. [2] However, due to high cost and inefficiencies compared to drum brakes they were not commonly implemented until after World War II. [3]

  7. Engine braking - Wikipedia

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    A compression release brake (also known as a Jacobs brake or "jake brake"), is the type of brake most commonly confused with real engine braking; it is used mainly in large diesel trucks and works by opening the exhaust valves at the top of the compression stroke, so the large amount of energy stored in that compressed air is not returned to ...

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