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How to maintain the brake drum

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1. Strengthen the inspection work before and on the way out of the vehicle, especially the technical conditions of the brake, steering, transmission and wheel parts must be intact to ensure reliable operation.

2. Pipeline inspection Before going downhill, especially when going down some long and steep slopes, you must stop the car, observe the situation of the road, and then carefully check the working brake system to see if the air pressure is intact. No damage, whether the air pressure is sufficient, whether the brake lines are leaking air (pneumatic braking), oil leakage (hydraulic braking), and whether the connecting parts are falling off.

3. Reasonable braking Use the drag effect of the engine and the foot brake to control the speed of the vehicle. It is not allowed to step on the clutch pedal or slide in neutral, and avoid emergency braking. In order to save fuel, some drivers blindly slide in neutral when going downhill, or even turn off the engine, which is very dangerous. When going downhill, the center of gravity of the vehicle moves forward, and the inertial force becomes the driving force for the downhill, so that the speed of the vehicle must be accelerated. The steeper and longer the slope, the heavier the vehicle, the faster the vehicle speed. The driver needs to use the brake to slow down. speed to ensure safe driving.
in addition. Frequent use of the foot brake will cause a large loss of air pressure in the air reservoir, and the air supply of the air compressor will be insufficient, which may cause the brake to be insensitive. If the traction resistance generated by the engine is not separated from the transmission device is used to reduce the speed of the vehicle when going downhill, the vehicle will not overspeed. The lower the gear, the better the traction resistance effect, avoiding frequent braking and ensuring safety.

4. Scientific driving When the downhill slope is relatively long and the curves are especially many and urgent, you can drive in sections. After running for a distance, find a place with a gentle slope and better front and rear vision to stop. On the one hand, let the air tank be fully inflated, and on the other hand, let the brake drum and shoes cool down, and then drive.

5. Cool the brake drum When the vehicle is running, the braking performance will decrease significantly with the temperature of the brake drum. Therefore, the vehicle should be equipped with a water storage device. The outer surface of the drum is sprayed with water to cool down, which can effectively improve the braking performance.

6. Choose a good brake fluid Most of the hydraulically braked vehicles use alcohol-type brake fluid, and the alcohol contained in it is volatile. Frequent braking will easily cause the temperature of the brake pipeline to rise and cause air resistance, which will cause the brake to fail. If some good brake fluids with high boiling point and not easy to deteriorate are selected, the driving safety factor can be greatly improved.