Maintaining Your Semi Truck – Part FOUR

Tweet

• We hope you are finding our Tips useful, if so please let us know and we will we will keep them coming.

• Tire Pressure. Nothing ruins a tire ( virgin or recap ) faster than low air pressure. This causes heat build up and tire blow outs. Invest in a tire pressure gauge , kicking a tire will tell you if its flat  BUT it is hard to tell with the end of a boot if its low by 27 pounds.

• Too Much Grease. It’s hard to believe there could be such a thing, but with power greasers it happens fast. Too much grease to a release bearing and the clutch with eventually start to get greased. Over greasing the steering box is hard on the sector shaft seal.

• Wash And Wax. It may sound like a no brainer, but washing your truck will keep it in better shape longer. Washing it in the winter months may seem like a waste of time and money but that’s what it is the most important to get salt and sand off of and out of the frame rails. P.S.  A wax job in the summer sure preserves the paint!

• Alignments. Alignments are cheap compared to replacing worn out tires. If you have not had one for a while you won’t believe the difference it will make.

• What Is A Top Set? Another very neglected area of maintenance. A top set is in simple terms a tune up. Again inexpensive but critical for fuel economy and performance. Very seldom are any parts required.

• More Tips To Come!    Have a Great day , From your Friends at ERG

Posted on Sunday, March 7th, 2010 at 1:17 am
Tags: • RSS Feed • Trackback

Previous Article: Maintaining Your Semi Truck – Part Three | Next Article: Part One In A Series Of Truck Buying Tips