The drive train in your vehicle includes all the essential components that transfer power from the transmission to the wheels. Those components differ depending on what type of vehicle you drive, namely, front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, all-wheel drive or four-wheel drive. The preventive maintenance your driveshaft needs will also differ by what type of vehicle…
Scratching 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 Freehold, NJ, you have a differential. Whether your vehicle is front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive, you have a differential. Some Freehold drivers might…
One Freehold automotive service issue that doesn’t get much attention is driveline service. Drivelines don’t get talked about very much around Freehold, but they’re very important. First let’s define what the driveline is: Taking a small step back, the power plant is comprised of the engine and transmission. The driveline starts there and includes all…
With front-wheel drive being so common these days in Freehold, NJ, the differential is just taken care of during a transmission service, so most folks in Freehold, NJ don’t even have to think about it. And rear-wheel drive differentials don’t need to be serviced for years, so it’s understandable that it’s not something on the…
We have national viewers, like your neighbors in Freehold, 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 Freehold Tire Center Inc technician that your differential needs service, or seen it as an option…