Importance of Brake and Clutch in Your Vehicles
Importance of Brake and Clutch in Your Vehicles
The brake and clutch are the two most important mechanical operations without which you cannot drive a vehicle. The clutch of a vehicle regulates its speed and the brakes help you to slow down in case if you drive too fast or when you want to bring the vehicle to a stop
Our roads have become busy and congested so much so that these days the brakes and clutches of a vehicle remain busy from the time the car starts and reaches its destination. Thus, it becomes very important that you take extraordinary care of the brake and also the clutch. Below are some tips about brake and clutch of your vehicle.
This is how you take care of the brake and the clutch of your car and truck:
- Use the best quality engine oil and Mobil to lubricate your clutch
The clutch of your car or truck is present inside the gear box where it is lubricated thoroughly with oil to keep movement smooth. It is very important to use good quality oil because this is a part where a lot of friction happens between gears and bad quality oil could lead to increased friction leading to faster wear out as well as increase heat, leading to unusual noise from the vehicle.
This creates a lot of problems and cheap engine oils damage the material of the clutch plate and damage them from inside. Now clutch plate and clutch replacement will cost you a fortune as this is one of the most expensive replacement items when it comes to vehicles.
- Get your brake shoes inspected once every year and replaced once in every three years
This is very important as brakes get worn out pretty fast and need to be changed for your safety and others on the road as well. A brake less vehicle can create more losses than an angry elephant both to property and human life. So make sure that your brakes are working fine and are replaced when there is a need.
Never compromise with cheaper alternatives when it comes to brake shoes as they may fit nicely and also be cheap, but will get worn out within months and make you come back to the mechanic again and get the replacement done again. Poor quality brake shoes will wear out unevenly and lead to improper braking and could cause danger to you and others. This is just like inviting trouble, so make sure that you get only branded brake shoes fixed whenever you are replacing them.
- Get your brake and clutch services done from an authorized service centre only
Authorized service centres have genuine and original spare parts specially brake and clutch specific for every vehicle. You can trust them blindly as they are the people authorized and trained by the manufacturers to carry out the servicing of on their behalf.
An authorized service centre will give you exactly the same kind of brake or clutch that your vehicle needs or had when it was purchased new so it is obvious that when you are putting in original parts your vehicle will give you reasons to smile.
- Use disk brakes if possible
Disk brakes are one of the best brakes for cars and trucks these days, as these brakes help the vehicle to slow down and avoid accidents in a very small time. Braking mechanism using disk brakes are more efficient. But make sure that you ride your car on an open field and practice along with the new disk brakes and then take your vehicle on the streets as these brakes stop the vehicle instantly when applied too hard.
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