Old Town Auto Service
210 5th St, Eureka, CA 95501 707.442.4556

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Simple Answers from Old Town Auto Service for Eureka: 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: May 19, 2019

Differential Service

When Eureka 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 t...
Published on: Feb 27, 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 22, 2015