Drive TrainDifferential Service at Top Tech Auto Repair Royal OakHere at AutoNetTV, we have national viewers, like your neighbors in Royal Oak, who write to us with questions or feedback. One common question we're asked is: "What is a differential and what does it do?" You may have been told by your Top Tech Auto Repair Royal Oak service advisor that your dif... Read More Posted in Drive Train on July 13, 2022 Protecting Your Vehicle from Theft in Royal Oak, MichiganEvery car in Royal Oak, Michigan, is at risk for theft. So it's up to us to make our cars a less appealing target and more of a challenge hopefully sending potential thieves to look elsewhere.The National Insurance Crime Bureau recommends a layered approach to protecting vehicles:Common sense... Read More Posted in Drive Train on January 16, 2022 Differential Service in Royal Oak, Michigan - What You Need to KnowScratching your head? Don't worry, if you don't know what a differential is you will in a moment. That fact is that if you drive a car anywhere in Royal Oak, Michigan, you have a differential. Whether your vehicle is front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive, you have a differenti... Read More Posted in Drive Train on January 02, 2022 Considering an Alternative Fuel Vehicle in Royal Oak?There is a clear and vocal demand in Royal Oak and nationally for a reduction in air pollution and our dependence on fossil fuels. This is what is driving the Michigan market for alternative fuel vehicles. There are a number of these vehicles on Royal Oak area roads today, and many more being de... Read More Posted in Drive Train on November 28, 2021 Time for Differential Service at Top Tech Auto Repair Royal Oak?Hello Royal Oak - let's talk differentials. If you have a rear-wheel drive vehicle, your differential is on the back axle. With front-wheel drive cars, the differential is up front. All-wheel drive and 4-wheel drive vehicles have three differentials - front, rear and in the middle. So you see, y... Read More Posted in Drive Train on November 07, 2021 For 4x4s (Maintenance of 4x4 Vehicles)Some people love 4x4 vehicles, the true 4-wheel drive works of engineering like Jeeps and 4x4 pickups that allow you to seemingly go anywhere on the planet. You can climb up a 40-degree rock trail with some planning and skill (always careful to protect the environment, of course), or you can get ... Read More Posted in Drive Train on September 26, 2021 Not a Good Vibe (Driveshaft Failure)When you feel your vehicle vibrating as you're driving down the road, one cause could be something you may not have ever seen: your driveshaft. It is underneath the vehicle and most drivers don't climb under there to take a look very often. The driveshaft is a cylindrical part that helps conduc... Read More Posted in Drive Train on July 18, 2021 Vive la Differential at Top Tech Auto Repair Royal Oak in Royal OakThere are a lot of drivers in Royal Oak who are due for a differential service, but had never heard of a differential before. With front-wheel drive being so common in Michigan these days, the differential is just taken care of during a transmission service, so most Royal Oak folks don't even ha... Read More Posted in Drive Train on January 18, 2020 Are There Blind Spots in Royal Oak?All Royal Oak drivers have blind spots and no, I'm not talking about the fact that you really don't sing like Adele. I mean the areas of the road that you can't see when you're driving around Royal Oak.First let's talk about our own blinds spots, and then we can talk about others...To begin, we... Read More Posted in Drive Train on February 25, 2018 Can Car Scent Keep You Safe on Michigan Roads?Here's a travel tip that'll I'll bet you didn't know, and it might keep you safer...The average American commuter in Michigan spends two and a half hours daily in their vehicle.The government says 100,000 auto accidents yearly are caused by drivers who fall asleep at the wheel. (Aggressive drivin... Read More Posted in Drive Train on September 11, 2017 |
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