BRAKE REPAIR

SAFE BRAKES, ROAD-READY

Brakes are the most critical system on a heavy rig. We service commercial air brake systems on tractors and trailers, hydraulic brakes on medium-duty and pickup platforms, and run ABS diagnostics for systems throwing codes.

Full brake inspections for DOT compliance, annual PM, and pre-trip safety checks. If you need it written up on paper, we write it up.

Same shop handles the diesel work next door, so you can schedule brake + engine service in one visit.

BRAKE CAPABILITIES

• Air brake service (S-cam, disc)
• Hydraulic brakes (pickup to medium)
• Trailer brake systems
• ABS diagnostics & repair
• Brake chambers & slack adjusters
• Drum & rotor resurfacing / replacement
• DOT brake inspections
• Annual PM & fleet scheduling

AIR BRAKE SERVICE — S-CAM & DISC

Air brakes are the standard on Class 8 tractors, trailers, and most medium- and heavy-duty trucks running greater Houston, and they fail differently than the hydraulic brakes on a car. We service the full air system: S-cam foundation brakes, air disc brakes, brake chambers, slack adjusters, the rod stroke, and the foundation hardware behind the drum. When a chamber leaks down, a slack adjuster seizes, or the pushrod travel is out of spec, the truck is one bad inspection away from being parked. We diagnose it, repair it, and adjust it back to spec at our Crosby shop.

On S-cam systems we replace worn cam bushings, S-cam shafts, return springs, and lining, and we set automatic slack adjusters correctly so they keep holding adjustment instead of masking a problem. On air disc setups we handle pad replacement, rotor service, and caliper issues. Either way, we measure pushrod stroke and chamber performance so the brakes are balanced corner to corner, not just barely passing on one axle while another is dragging.

BRAKE CHAMBERS, SLACK ADJUSTERS & FOUNDATION HARDWARE

A lot of "brake problems" on heavy trucks come down to the chamber and adjuster hardware, not the lining. A ruptured diaphragm, a chamber that won’t hold air, a frozen or out-of-stroke slack adjuster, or a spring brake that won’t release will all put a rig out of service. We replace service chambers, spring brake (parking) chambers, and combination chambers, and we set slack adjusters to the correct stroke so the foundation brake actually applies the way it should.

We also handle the parts most shops skip over: camshaft bushings, anchor pins, rollers, return springs, and the clevis and pushrod hardware that ties the chamber to the brake. Getting that hardware right is the difference between a brake job that holds and one that’s back in the shop in a month.

HYDRAULIC BRAKES — PICKUP & MEDIUM-DUTY

Not every truck in a fleet runs air. Work trucks, service trucks, box trucks, and medium-duty platforms run hydraulic brakes, and we service those the same way we service the big rigs: correctly and to spec. We handle pads, shoes, rotors, drums, calipers, wheel cylinders, hydraulic lines, master cylinders, and hydraulic boost or hydro-max systems on the larger medium-duty trucks.

We bleed the system properly, check for soft pedal and contamination, and inspect the lines and flex hoses for the corrosion and cracking that the Gulf Coast climate is hard on. If your one-tons and box trucks brake alongside your tractors in the same yard, we can keep both on the same maintenance schedule.

TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEMS

A tractor with good brakes still won’t stop safely if the trailer behind it is dragging, grabbing, or doing nothing. We service trailer air brake systems end to end on dry vans, flatbeds, lowboys, dumps, and tankers: chambers, slack adjusters, S-cams, lining, drums, and the air lines and glad-hands that feed them. We also chase down the relay valves, ABS sensors, and wiring that cause a trailer to brake unevenly or trip a fault.

Uneven trailer braking shows up as flat spots, pulling, and lining that wears out on one axle long before the others. We balance the trailer brakes against the tractor so the whole combination stops as one unit, which is also exactly what a DOT inspector is checking for.

ABS DIAGNOSTICS & REPAIR

A lit ABS lamp on a commercial vehicle is not something to ride out. It can mean a wheel-speed sensor, an exciter ring (tone ring), a modulator valve, an ECU fault, or a wiring and connector problem, and on a trailer a bad ABS sensor can also drop the rig out of compliance. We pull active and stored codes on tractor and trailer ABS, trace the fault to the actual component instead of throwing parts at it, and repair the sensor, ring, valve, or wiring that’s setting the code.

Because ABS faults and air-system faults often show up together, we check the foundation brakes and the air system at the same time, so you leave with the lamp out and the whole system verified, not just the code temporarily cleared.

DOT BRAKE INSPECTIONS & OUT-OF-SERVICE CRITERIA

Brakes are the number one out-of-service category in roadside inspections, and the rules are specific: pushrod stroke beyond the adjustment limit, lining worn past the minimum thickness, cracked or contaminated linings, missing or broken hardware, audible air leaks, and a certain number of defective brakes on the vehicle will all earn an out-of-service sticker. We inspect to those criteria before the truck goes back on the road, and we put it on paper.

We perform DOT-style brake inspections and pre-trip safety checks, document stroke and lining measurements, and tell you straight what passes and what has to be fixed first. If you need the inspection written up for your records or your DOT file, we write it up, same as we’ve done for fleet and owner-operator customers since 2001.

FLEET BRAKE PM & SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE

The cheapest brake job is the one you do on schedule instead of on the side of I-10. We set up preventive maintenance intervals for fleets and owner-operators: measuring lining and stroke, adjusting slacks, checking chambers and air lines, and catching a marginal brake before it becomes a violation or a wreck. We can sequence brake PM with the diesel and trailer work so a truck comes in once and leaves road-ready.

Commercial and fleet accounts run on Net-30 terms with us, and a real dispatcher and shop coordinate the schedule so your trucks are off the road as little as possible. We’ve kept Houston-area fleets rolling since 2001, and brake PM is a core part of that.

BRAKES, TOWING & HEAVY RECOVERY UNDER ONE ROOF

We’re a towing and recovery company first, so our brake shop is built around trucks that actually work for a living. If a brake job turns into something that has to be towed in, or a rig goes down on the road before it ever reaches us, we can recover it ourselves, including with our 35-ton heavy wrecker and 50- and 75-ton rotators for the loaded Class 8 work. The diesel shop is right next door, so brake, engine, and trailer service can all happen in one visit out of our 4-acre Crosby facility.

SERVING CROSBY & GREATER HOUSTON

We provide this service 24/7 across Crosby and the greater Houston area, including:

Crosby • Baytown • Channelview • Pasadena • Deer Park • La Porte • Kingwood • Humble • Atascocita • Highlands