All vehicle components gradually wear out over time due to age and normal wear and tear. Worn parts will become more damaged if not replaced, which can cause additional problems for your Jeep. Regular maintenance prevents these issues, as parts are replaced before they fail, saving you money, time, and stress. As your Jeep dealership, we want you to know a few signs you need to visit us for Jeep maintenance.
Hard Brake Pedal
The braking system uses highly pressurized brake fluid to bring your Jeep to a stop. When you push down on the brake pedal, you expect to feel resistance from the pressurized fluid. If the pedal resistance is so extreme that the pedal barely moves, your brake pedal booster has been damaged.
The booster is positioned behind the pedal and magnifies the force you exert on the pedal by 10X, making braking easier and reducing the energy you need to exert to stop your Jeep. It uses a vacuum system to generate this additional force, and over time and usage, the vacuum can fail and leak. We’ll examine the booster and repair or replace it to fix this problem.
Clogged Radiator
The radiator acts as a large heat exchange system to regulate engine temperature. Heat produced by the engine is absorbed by fast-flowing coolant pumped through the engine. The coolant absorbs this heat and transports it to the radiator, where it enters rows of thin aluminum tubes. Airflow over the tubes removes the heat from the coolant. Once cooled, the coolant will move through the engine again.
Coolant also absorbs rust particles, minute metal chunks, air, and other debris. When the coolant flows out of the radiator, the debris is left behind. In time, the debris will build up and block the radiator tubes. If the radiator is blocked, it can’t remove engine heat, and the engine temperature will rise rapidly and potentially overheat. Our technicians will flush the radiator to remove the blockage, and the engine temperature will return to normal.
Tire Balancing
All four tires are correctly balanced when your Jeep is new, but as time passes, this can change. Unbalanced tires suffer increased wear and tear from surface friction and suffer additional tread damage on sections where the tread hits the surface harder than it should. In addition, poor tire balance can damage the axles, shocks, and struts.
We attach unbalanced tires to our computerized balancing machine, which spins the tire at a speed to mimic driving. The machine then displays an image of the tire showing the unbalanced sections. Our technicians add weights to these sections to restore the correct tire balance.
Contact us today at Zeigler CDJR of Plainwell in Plainwell, MI, to schedule your next maintenance.
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