Learn from a master technician’s negative experience lifting vehicles or heavy components during service. This warning story is meant to help mitigate disasters by encouraging planning with the key ingredients: information, lifting equipment and patience. Following these safety steps can literally make a life-saving difference in your shop.
In this blog, discover a useful new feature designed to help TruckSeries users easily identify and locate control modules for ABS, Engine and Transmission systems. Read on to learn how to access the NEW ID tag identification and location feature through 1Search Plus and the Service Manual, with a step-by-step guide.
With today’s trucks, drive axles tend to be ignored because they are largely trouble free. However, axles can experience leaks, among other issues, because sealing surfaces on rotating parts wear over time. Vents can also get plugged up and cause an oil leak. But a few simple maintenance steps can keep those axles running smoothly.
When it comes to air filters, most replaceable filters for the engine air intake, or spin-on air filters for the air brake system, are likely to be on a regular maintenance list. But what about in-line air filters for the trailer air system?