Hewitt's Auto Service
340 GRANITE ST YARMOUTH, Maine 04096 | (207) 846-4366

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Differential Service

When drivers take a corner in their vehicle, the outside wheels have a slightly longer distance to go than the inside wheels. That means that the outside wheels have to turn a bit faster than th...
Published on: Dec 20, 2021

Differential Service

When you take a corner in your car, the outside wheels have a slightly longer distance to go than the inside wheels.  That means that the outside wheels must turn a bit faster than the inside.&nb...
Published on: May 03, 2021

Simple Answers from Hewitt's Auto Service for : Differential Service

Question What is a differential and why do I need to have it serviced? Answer First – your vehicle does have a differential.  If it’s rear wheel drive, your differential is on the ...
Published on: Jul 13, 2018

Viva la Differential At Hewitt's Auto Service

{{ image('Mjky') }} With front-wheel drive being so common in these days, the differential is just taken care of during a transmission service, so most folks don't even have to think about it. And ...
Published on: Apr 29, 2017

Viva la Differential

With front-wheel drive being so common these days, the differential is just taken care of during a transmission service, so most folks don’t even have to think about it.  And most rear-whee...
Published on: Nov 25, 2016