Lake & Thatcher Auto Repair
8001 Lake Street, River Forest, IL 60305 708.366.8000

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Differential Service

When River Forest 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 fa...
Published on: Jun 07, 2022

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: May 31, 2021

Simple Answers from Lake & Thatcher Auto Repair for River Forest: 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: Mar 28, 2017