Automotive Industry News & Information - Birch's Automotive & Muffler

Your fleet or commercial truck works hard, every day. Most commercial vehicles are heavy, and constantly under load. As a result, your brakes will inevitably develop issues over time. At Birch's Automotive & Muffler in Arlington, TN, we can fix that.

At Birch's Automotive & Muffler in Arlington, we know how much efficiency matters. When it comes to your truck, it’s equally important. Obviously, a huge chunk of your operating cost is fuel consumption, which is largely dependent on the truck's design. Fortunately, there are ways to greatly increase the efficiency of your truck, regardless of shape or size.

Sometimes your car, truck, or SUV stops performing quite like it used to. At Birch's Automotive & Muffler in Arlington, we can fix that. A simple but common issue on vehicles equipped with a manual transmission is shifter bushing issues. Your shifter has a bushing on the end of it, where it connects to the actual transmission. Its purpose is to provide tight, smooth shifting.

One of the more annoying issues a car, truck, or SUV will develop is a grinding or scraping sound when you hit the brakes. What is it, and how do you make it stop? At Birch's Automotive & Muffler in Arlington, TN we have the answer.

In the old days, when your headlight burned out you just replaced the entire thing with a new glass bulb. Modern headlights are plastic assemblies, with a bulb inserted through the back. What this means, is that the plastic lens that light shines through never gets replaced, and eventually will begin to oxidize and deteriorate due to time, weather, and heat from your bulb. Today you will learn when it’s time to fix or replace your headlight assemblies, what options you have in doing so, and what the benefits are.

Are you having trouble rolling one or more of your windows down? Worse yet, are you having trouble rolling them up? Either way, at Birch's Automotive & Muffler in Arlington, we have the answers you’re looking for.

Losing a belt on the road can turn a small problem into a big one instantly. At Birch's Automotive & Muffler in Arlington, we know efficient and cost-effective operation begins with preventative maintenance.

At Birch's Automotive & Muffler in Arlington, we know that the difference between a vehicle that runs for 80,000 miles and a vehicle that makes it to 400,000 miles depends on one thing; maintenance. Here are a few tips to avoid some of the most notorious vehicle killers out there.