Steering and Suspension
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Keeping Yourself in Suspension (Control Arm Assembly Replacement)
When you are pointing your vehicle straight down the street, it should go straight. That’s pretty straightforward, right? Sometimes, though, you may notice you have to keep adjusting the s...
Published on: Jan 19, 2025
Suspension System Service at McLean Auto Repair in Elgin
Suspension systems should continue to operate effectively for many years and tens of thousands of miles/kilometers, holding your tires' foot print on the road. Eventually components do wear out, ...
Published on: Mar 05, 2023
Power Steering Maintenance
Power steering service includes a thorough cleaning of the system and inspection of all the parts. The steering system and the suspension system work in tandem. An alignment service at McLean Au...
Published on: Oct 13, 2022
That Sinking Feeling (Suspension Failure)
There's nothing quite like the feeling of driving down the road and, suddenly, the back end of your vehicle collapses. A possible cause is that something in your suspension has broken. Suspensio...
Published on: Sep 25, 2022
McLean Auto Repair Takes Care of Your Vehicle's Suspension
After many years and tens of thousands of miles Elgin vehicles' suspension system components do wear out, but how long that takes depends a lot on how you drive in Elgin.As you can imagine, if most o...
Published on: Mar 07, 2022
Suspension Wear
Your suspension system keeps your car up off the road. From there, it’s responsible for a smooth and comfortable ride around Elgin, IL. It also keeps your wheels firmly planted over bumps and th...
Published on: May 10, 2021
McLean Auto Repair Tech Question on Your Drive Shaft
McLean Auto Repair Tech Question:
I'm Doug. A few years ago I was driving my '85 powder blue Dodge Ramcharger with about 80,000 miles (129,000 kilometers) on it. I was going up a hill in Elgin and he...
Published on: Nov 29, 2019
Your Vehicle's Suspension in Elgin, IL
Suspension systems should continue to operate effectively for many years and over long distances, holding your tires’ footprint on the road. Eventually, components do wear out, but how lon...
Published on: Feb 10, 2019