At Kermit’s Certified Transmission & Auto in Kingman, AZ, we understand that maintenance is the difference between a truck that makes it to the million-mile mark and a truck that doesn’t come close. Here are some tips to keep your truck in shape for many miles to come.
At Kermit’s Certified Transmission & Auto in Kingman, we understand the importance of proper transmission maintenance. Commercial trucks are heavy, and they rack in a lot of miles. With this combination, it’s essential the transmissions in your trucks are always performing their best. Here’s a few things to watch out for:
Obviously, your brakes are essential. However, it’s easy to neglect or ignore brake issues, and even miss them altogether; as long as the truck still stops, many people don’t see the need to have their brakes serviced. From Kermit’s Certified Transmission & Auto in Kingman, AZ, here are some common brake issues, and why you should fix them.
Your radiator hoses are under a lot of pressure, in both the figurative and literal sense. From Kermit’s Certified Transmission & Auto in Kingman, AZ, here’s what you need to know about the radiator hoses on your car, truck, or SUV.
Obviously, your brakes are essential. However, it’s easy to neglect or ignore brake issues, and even miss them altogether; as long as the car, truck, or SUV still stops, many people don’t see the need to have their brakes serviced. From Kermit’s Certified Transmission & Auto in Kingman, here are some common brake issues, and why you should fix them.
Sometimes your car, truck, or SUV stops performing quite like it used to. At Kermit’s Certified Transmission & Auto in Kingman, we can fix that. A simple but common issue on vehicles equipped with a manual transmission is shifter bushing issues. Your shifter has a bushing on the end of it, where it connects to the actual transmission. Its purpose is to provide tight, smooth shifting.
Your turbocharger will work in essentially the same way, whether you drive a Powerstroke, Cummins, or Duramax diesel pickup. While there are differences in designs and applications, turbos haven’t changed all that much over the past century. Now that you know what one is made of, we’ll look at how it works.
At Kermit’s Certified Transmission & Auto in Kingman, efficiency is a concept that interests us. While your fuel economy is largely dependent on what kind of car, truck, or SUV you drive, there are a variety of tips and tricks to get the most bang for your buck. We’ve provided a few of our favorites here.