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: Feb 23, 2025
Northtown Auto Clinic Tech Question on Your Drive Shaft
Northtown Auto Clinic 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 North Kan...
Published on: Feb 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: Nov 07, 2021
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 Northtown...
Published on: Sep 08, 2021
Northtown Auto Clinic Takes Care of Your Vehicle's Suspension
After many years and tens of thousands of miles North Kansas City vehicles' suspension system components do wear out, but how long that takes depends a lot on how you drive in North Kansas City.As yo...
Published on: Mar 27, 2021
Ball Joints
Most drivers in North Kansas City, Missouri know ball joints are an important part of the suspension system. Visualize a ball attached to a spindle with the ball enclosed in a cup. This allows the joi...
Published on: May 29, 2020
Your Vehicle's Suspension in North Kansas City, Missouri
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: Mar 12, 2020
Northtown Auto Clinic Takes Care of Your Vehicle's Suspension
After many years and tens of thousands of miles, your suspension system components do wear out, but how long that takes depends a lot on how you drive.
As you can imagine, if most of your driving is ...
Published on: Oct 11, 2019