Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This book is part of the Pearson Automotive Professional Technician Series, which provides full-color, media-integrated solutions for today s students and instructors covering all eight areas of ASE certification, plus additional titles covering common courses. Peer reviewed for technical accuracy, the series and the books in it represent the future of automotive textbooks.
Prepare tomorrow s automotive professionals for success. Automotive Chassis Systems, 7/e covers all of the fundamental and advanced brake, steering and suspension system topics, as well as the practical skills that students must master to be successful in the industry. Written by a service technician and an automotive instructor not a technical writer and up to date with all of the latest electrical and electronic brake systems services and systems used since 2005, it combines the content for automotive braking systems plus automotive steering and suspension into one combined book. Revered as the best available text on the subject and formatted to appeal to today's technical trade students, Halderman s text uses helpful tips and visuals to bring concepts to life and guide students through the procedures they'll use on the job.
To keep your course current, all of the content is correlated to the latest ASE/NATEF designated topic of Automotive Steering and Suspension (A4) and Automotive Brake Systems (A5), and new or updated information is included on brake friction materials, qualifying a brake lathe, regenerative brakes, tire selection, chrome clad wheels, using a pin plate to balance wheels, snap-in and clamp-on TPMS sensors, relearn procedures, and more.
"
Synopsis
Prepares tomorrow's automotive professionals for success.
KEY TOPICS: Service Information, Tools, and Safety, Environmental and Hazardous Materials, Braking System Components and Performance Standards, Braking Principles and Friction Materials, Brake Hydraulic Systems, Hydraulic Valves and Switches, Brake Fluid and Lines, Brake Bleeding Methods and Procedures, Wheel Bearings and Service, Drum Brakes, Drum Brake Diagnosis and Service, Disc Brakes, Disc Brake Diagnosis and Service, Machining Brake Drums and Rotors Diagnosis, and Service, Parking Brake Operation, Power Brake Unit Operation, Diagnosis, and Service, ABS Components and Operation, ABS Diagnosis and Service, Electronic Stability Control Systems, Regenerative Braking System, Tires and Wheels, Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems, Tire and Wheel Service, Suspension System Components and Operation, Front Suspension and Service, Rear Suspension and Service, Electronic Suspension Systems, Steering Columns and Gears, Steering Linkage and Service, Hydraulic Power Steering Systems, Electric Power Steering Systems, Drive Axle Shafts and CV Joints, Drive Axle Shafts and CV Joint Service, Wheel Alignment Principles, Alignment Diagnosis and Service, Sample Brakes (A5) ASE-type Certification Test, Sample Suspension and Steering (A4) ASE-type Certification Test, 2013 NATEF Correlation Chart (A5), 2013 NATEF Correlation Chart (A4)
MARKET For today's automotive technicians, those preparing for a job as an automotive technician, and including automotive students in departments of vocational and trade schools, as well as community colleges who want to focus on Automotive Chassis Systems.