Technical
  • Clutch replacement: 2011 Ford Transit 2.2 TDCI

    After the customer reported clutch slip, Schaeffler REPXPERT Alistair Mason replaced the clutch on a 2011 ...

    After the customer reported clutch slip, Schaeffler REPXPERT Alistair Mason replaced the clutch on a 2011 Ford Transit 2.2 TDCI frontwheel drive, which had covered more than 130,000 miles. Ford releas ...

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  • Better safe than sorry

    Wayne McCluskey is the Technical Training Manager at ZF Aftermarket, which supplies the automotive afterm ...

    Wayne McCluskey is the Technical Training Manager at ZF Aftermarket, which supplies the automotive aftermarket with Lemförder and TRW steering components. Here, he reviews some indications that attent ...

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  • What not to wear

    CVW hears from Volker Brinkmann, Head of Communications at the Diesel Technic Group, on how imprecise clu ...

    CVW hears from Volker Brinkmann, Head of Communications at the Diesel Technic Group, on how imprecise clutch fitment can lead to the accelerated wear of this crucial component. The dreaded rise of rev ...

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  • Setting up shop

    Chicago Pneumatic fills in CVW on how to correctly setup an air line system to improve efficiency within ...

    Chicago Pneumatic fills in CVW on how to correctly setup an air line system to improve efficiency within your workshop. A workshop with a well set-up air line system for its compressed air tools is fa ...

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  • DAF CF dilemma…continued

    Continuing on from the first part of Ben Martins’ investigation in the last issue of CVW, here Ben homes ...

    Continuing on from the first part of Ben Martins’ investigation in the last issue of CVW, here Ben homes in on the cause of this difficult DAF CF’s repeated cut out. Wouldn’t it be great if we could i ...

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  • A case-by-case approach

    BPW’s Customer Services team is frequently called upon to aid in the diagnosis of trailer braking system ...

    BPW’s Customer Services team is frequently called upon to aid in the diagnosis of trailer braking system problems. In the first of a two-part series, the company provides CVW with insight into its sta ...

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  • Avoid jumping to conclusions

    Eclipse Automotive explains how its Jaltest package helped diagnose the cause of a Mercedes Benz Sprinter ...

    Eclipse Automotive explains how its Jaltest package helped diagnose the cause of a Mercedes Benz Sprinter’s low boost pressure. The scenario A Mercedes Benz Sprinter had developed a low boost pressure ...

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  • Which ECU is it?

    With the number of ECUs in buses and coaches higher than ever before, how do you know which ECU is causin ...

    With the number of ECUs in buses and coaches higher than ever before, how do you know which ECU is causing the problem when a fault occurs? Actia UK may have the solution. Due to the growing number of ...

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  • DAF CF dilemma

    In the first of a two-part series, Ben Martins, Automotive Applications Specialist at Pico, describes how ...

    In the first of a two-part series, Ben Martins, Automotive Applications Specialist at Pico, describes how he approaches a DAF CF that is repeatedly cutting out. It seems that a lot of the faults I com ...

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  • How to install SVL Rep Locks on a Ford Transit

    Hickleys guides CVW through the installation process of a SVL Rep Lock in a Ford Transit and Transit Cust ...

    Hickleys guides CVW through the installation process of a SVL Rep Lock in a Ford Transit and Transit Custom. With an increasing volume of van thefts and break-ins, the need for added or improved vehic ...

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