Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Tips After Long Journey: Notice Suspension and Tires

Holiday season is over. The car that had just worn a vacation or a Turing, as well as humans, of course, need to be rechecked his health. This relates to the age of cars, routes traveled, and the path traversed.

There are two parts that must be considered after a car journey away. First, the condition of the legs which include suspension and wheel alignment. Secondly, about the condition of the tires. For perhaps a long journey, car tires will be the lack of wind, plus the length of travel time and distance that long, it's possible to change the wheel alignment.
As for the other is the automobile mileage and age. For the car approximately a relatively young age, or less than 3 years, and a distance of about 500 km, then check the condition of those two things (the legs and the tires) is absolutely necessary. he added. For perjalananan more than 500 km or even up to 1,000 miles, need two more fragments examined, the brakes and transmission oil.

To look at the car wheel alignment, is easy enough, ie run the car from low speed to high. If there is a vibration in the steering wheel at certain speeds, which is then lost, then shake again, then the front or rear wheel needs to be balance.

Note also when you run the car slowly and straighten the steering wheel. Note the direction of the car. If the speed is "staggered" to the left or right, then you should have in spooring front wheel. This process will align the front wheels back foot distance to the car's speed is not skewed to the left or right. Still in a state car is running, when a low speed, slowly move the steering wheel. If feels loose, then the gear rack pinion or worm gear (worm gear) is worn.

Then, notice tread wear. If you find a tread wear is uneven, meaning that there are two possible things that occur during use. First, due to the tire pressure is reduced and secondly because they decrease the performance of the suspension.


Next is to check the condition of the engine. Do the same as when you prepare the vehicle for long trips. But this time, give extra attention to the condition of the water radiator. Usually there is a change in the color of water in the radiator if the car has been running away. Machine workload and duration of the trip will change the color of the water radiator. Instead, drain and replace water in the radiator to maintain optimum fencing, especially if it turns out the radiator water becomes turbid.

Still associated with the "fluid" car, note the condition of brake fluid. Generally, in a long journey, the driver often make sudden braking or holding the brake pedal when the road uphill and down. This will make the brakes work harder, thus affecting the condition of brake fluid. Add brake fluid if it is less than the maximum level. Replace brake fluid if it feels or looks foamy liquid.

Also check the condition of transmission lubricants, especially for automatic transmission cars. The trick, put the transmission in park (P), start the engine several times. After turning off the engine, remove the dipstick (stalk measuring the quantity and quality of oil) to block transmission and note the color. Thin red transmission oil while still new, then turn pink (oxidized metal oil signs), and pale yellow (sign of oil had to be replaced).

Lastly, wash your car, do not hesitate to look under the section to make sure everything is clean. Dirt can corrode if the sediment is too old or not rinsed properly.


Do this after you do a long trip with your vehicle, so that your car is always in a good condition for use.