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Why Does My Battery Go Dead (The Silent Battery Killers Under Your Hood)

Its a sound you dont want to hear when you turn your ignition key or push your ignition button: silence, except for a click. It can signal that your battery doesnt have enough power in it to start ...

October 25, 2026

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Tuffy Pelham: Why Replace Your Engine Air Filter?

Just as our bodies need clean air to function properly, your vehicle engine needs clean air to o...

Oct 23, 2026 Read

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Battery Replacement for Your vehicle

Modern vehicles in and around Pelham run on 12 volt electrical systems. 12 volts is enough to ge...

Oct 11, 2026 Read

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Your Brakes Are Telling You Something: When Rotor Replacement Makes Sense

You may not realize it, but your vehicle is communicating with you all the time. For example, yo...

Oct 04, 2026 Read

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Charge It in Pelham for Extended Battery Life

Here's an interesting statistic for our in Pelham, Alabama, drivers: Only 30 percent of car batt...

Sep 27, 2026 Read

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Line Them Up: Wheel Alignment Service at Tuffy Pelham

Hello Pelham! Let's talk about alignment. One of the most important parts of preventive maintena...

Sep 20, 2026 Read

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U and your U-Joints (Lubricate U-Joints)

If your vehicles power goes to the rear wheels, then you have something called U-joints in the dr...

Sep 13, 2026 Read

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Grinding, Jerking and Slipping

Gone are the early days of driving when people had to manually shift gears in their vehicles. No...

Sep 06, 2026 Read

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Putting a Stop to Brake Problems (Brake Service)

It's safe to say that most drivers take their brakes for granted. You press on the brake pedal a...

Aug 30, 2026 Read

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QUIET TIME (Listening for Vehicle Problems)

Everybody's got friends like this. You know, the kind who, the minute they get in their vehicle ...

Aug 23, 2026 Read