Parts, Tools & Tips New products, fitting tips & technical advice to ease fault-finding and installation
VIDEO LIBRARY PROVIDES FREE INSTALLATION SUPPORT Schaeffler adds a demonstration of a wheel bearing installation on a 2012 Ford Fiesta to its growing library of training videos, available through the REPXPERT site and app, you can view the video here: https://bit.ly/35V6B8C. The online training section provides a huge library of installation videos from the REPXPERT technical team, including its ‘Belt and Clutch Academy’ clinics. The front wheel requires a press to remove the Generation 1 type wheel bearing before inserting the new unit into the hub assembly and features an ABS encoder ring incorporated into the bearing. In contrast, the rear wheel bearing is a Generation 3 hub unit, a complete bolt-on module incorporating the mounting plate, bearing, wheel flange & ABS encoder. “With around two million Ford Fiesta and Ka models that use these bearings on the UK’s roads, this should be a popular repair for any independent workshop, so this additional resource to the REPXPERT portal provides another really useful video for mechanics,” said Marketing & Digital Media Executive, Tony Yates. “It is worth reinforcing the message that everything on the REPXPERT site is completely free, with mechanics just needing to enter their workshop details and to then validate their registration after receiving a confirmation email. They will then become a REPXPERT member, with all the privileges and opportunities this provides.”
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Information on Schaeffler products and systems, fitting instructions, labour times and more can be found on the REPXPERT workshop portal at www.repxpert.co.uk or by using the REPXPERT app, which is a free download for all iOS and Android devices.
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PROTECTION AGAINST NOX AND FINE DUST
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The vehicle’s cabin air filter plays a key role in preventing contamination of the air inside a vehicle; removing smog, exhaust, soot, ozone and pollen also includes fine dust and nitrogen oxide (NOx). Meyle has introduced a new MEYLE-PD cabin air filter, enhanced with specially impregnated activated carbon that absorbs a high amount of NOx, a filter capacity which is higher than that of OE products, and improved capture of fine dust. Filtered NOx is bound in the filter material as a salt and is never released again, even when disposed of. The unique cabin air filter permanently and sustainably reduces NOx in the environment. 38 new references are now available.
A reduction in loss of pressure also improves airflow, making the filter suitable particularly for large cities with high traffic and levels of fine dust pollution. For optimal performance, MEYLE recommends replacing the cabin air filter every 15,000 kilometres or, better yet, twice a year and suggests that tyre changes in spring and autumn are a good opportunity. Over time fine dust, soot, pollen and even insects clog the filter, resulting in a gradual loss of function. MEYLE also has a comprehensive programme of highperformance oil, air and fuel filters for all conventional vehicle models. www.meyle.com/en/
