Auto repair, tires, and alignment for Third Lake, IL drivers
For Third Lake drivers, Pfeiffer Auto Clinic on Sheridan Road in Winthrop Harbor handles tires, brakes, front ends, wheel bearings, radiators, and alignments in one full-service shop. The shop is about 19.6 miles by road from the center of Third Lake, roughly 32 minutes without traffic.
Getting here from Third Lake
Turn by turn: Take Grand Avenue (IL 132) for 3 miles, then Tri-State Tollway (I 94) for 5 miles, then Rosecrans Road (IL 173) for 5 miles, then Lewis Avenue (CH W34) for 2 miles, then Russell Road (CH A1 / CTH 19) for 2 miles. At Sheridan Road, turn south; the shop is just past the corner.
The longest stretch of the drive, about 5 of the 20 miles, is on Rosecrans Road (IL 173).
Estimated with OpenStreetMap routing.
About driving in Third Lake
Third Lake is a small village built around the lake of the same name, between Grayslake and Gurnee, next to the Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve.
Third Lake is in Lake County, about 13 miles southwest of the shop as the crow flies. The closest other places on our list are Grandwood Park (2.0 miles away), Grayslake (2.6 miles away), and Lindenhurst (2.7 miles away).
What that means for your vehicle
Lake life around Third Lake is hard on tow vehicles. Long pulls with a boat or camper push the cooling system, and backing a trailer down a wet ramp can put water into hubs and bearings. A spring check of the radiator and coolant, the brakes, the wheel bearings, and the hitch-side wiring is cheap insurance.
Vehicles registered in Lake County go through the Illinois emissions test, and an illuminated check engine light can mean a failed test. See emissions repair.
Services for Third Lake drivers
Most useful for Third Lake drivers: cooling system and radiator repair, wheel bearings, water pump replacement, and brakes. Also: wheel bearing replacement, transfer case service & repair, emissions repair, ball joint replacement, tire balancing, and every other service.