When your exhaust stops working properly then gas could be coming into your truck without you even knowing and you should know that all and any problems needs to be fixed at once.

What you are going to need;

• Epoxy
• Muffler putty
• Wire hanger
• Wrench
• Muffler clamp

A lot of the times when you find you have problems with your exhausts then it is the tailpipe which is lose and needs to be kept secure.  So you might have to try repairing this as a temporary measure until you get back home or to a garage.

You really can’t start any repairs while your exhaust pipe is hot because you won’t accomplish anything other than hurting your hands and getting burnt from a exhaust pipe will hurt so do be careful and wait before you start any work by letting the exhaust get cold.  It might be twenty or so minutes or even an hour.

You should take an old coat hanger – which should be wire so that you can straighten this out and then get in position under your car so that this will be looped to your tailpipe to keep this secure.  This could be the best way or repairing it but you should check first by driving a few minutes with the car and see if it is still there and secure or if not then you will need to make the wire a little tighter.

This step is an emergency step however so don’t think this is a long-term solution to you problems.

If you do have problems with your exhaust pipe then it could be that you need a muffler clamp installed; you have one already installed but this is probably too old and needs to be replaced again.  This helps keep your tailpipe on your truck but if it has been damaged or is worn away then you should think about getting a new one installed because it will be loud because it might rattle against the truck.  With this you will be using a bolt to keep your clamp in place so you need to be careful and remember to keep it tight and in place.

You might get some problems with your exhaust because there are damages to your muffler meaning you are going to have to fix the holes or leaks that it has.  This should be fixed immediately because this has gas running through the exhaust pipe.

If you have a small hole in your muffler then it could be repaired easily or it might take a long time because you could use an epoxy or a putty mixture.  You have to make sure that the muffler is all cooled down first before you think about fixing these.

If you are using putty mixture then you are going to need to get a big layer on the muffler first where you have the problems.  It will probably be an orange color and be quite smooth; this is going to take a few hours to dry out.
If you want to use some Epoxy then it could be best if you have got bigger hole in your muffler; the problem is that if there are too many holes which are too big to cover then this might not be the right solution for you. If there is only a small sized hole then this would be OK to use; you are going to have two parts to your epoxy.  You will have to start mixing them together so that you can repair your muffler.

Before you start any repairs then you need to make sure that your muffler is cooled down and then once you have put your paste onto your muffler then you will need to leave it to dry for a while.  A night or day could be the best time frame before you can reuse your truck again.

This helps you to know if there are any leakages in your engine or some corrosion also; so cleaning the truck engine is very important thing that you can do when it comes to maintaining your truck.  This can be done by you and it will only take you a few hours to do so, so why don’t you try steam cleaning the engine yourself.

What tools and materials that you are going to need;

• Metal wax
• Rubber bands
• Cleaning cloth
• Hot water steam cleaner
• Engine degreaser
• Plastic bags

What you need to do first will be the tools; you need to get everything that you will need to clean your car out; so getting a hot water steam cleaner for you.  This should be for an advanced wash which would mean that there will be less water actually used but still this helps to remove all of the dirt and grime that has built up in your car.

Check on your engine temperature on your car so that you can start cleaning your car properly but you need to cool down the engine first before you can start the engine perfectly.  You don’t want the engine to be too hot so no parts of the engine is damaged or broken; if you work when the engine is too hot then you could get burned also so be careful.

Prepare your engine bay so that you can spray your engine with some form of degreaser for the different parts of the engine.  If there is any grime on your car then this will help to remove it all before you can move on with the next part.

If you have any sensitive parts of your engine then you should cover them up so that they don’t get any damage done to them when you are steam cleaning your engine of your truck.

Now you are going to have to do all of your steaming and drying on your car so take your steam cleaner and then use this over your engine surfaces but be careful that you don’t get anything on your face.

You really do need to make sure that every part of your engine so that means every part of the engine and the car also.

Now all that you are going to have to do since you have cleaned your engine is to put some wax onto your engine bay.  You should put wax on everything and anything that may be a little corroded.

You could also put some hosing components on if you really do believe that you need something on your engine.

If you want to find out how to then follow these rules to help you do your own repair work without all that hassle; here is what you will need.

• Detergent
• Water
• Paint tray
• Cloth
• Tape
• Steel wool

• Rags
• Thick bristled nylon paintbrush
• Spray truck bed liner
• Paint sprayer
• Step 1 is to prepare your truck for the impending work needed to be done;

Now you need to make sure that your car and its surface it clean and tidy so that you can start your repair work without any problems.  You should try to do this in your garage if you have a lot of light in there or out on the driveway so that you can get a lot of the sun shining down onto your car so that you can see properly.  Get some detergent and water and use an old rag to start washing off the dirt on the car and then dry the car off.

If you find there are any rusting beginning to happen then you need to take a piece of steel wool and then remove all of the dirt around it.  You can now sprayer on some liner on.

• Step 2 is to start filling the breaks;

If you have a big area in which has been damaged then you are going to have to repair this but it won’t actually take an hour or so to replace so you need to start with spraying the car.

You should get a paint sprayer which has an air compressor so you can work evenly around your truck bed liner; if you don’t want to spray all of the car then seal off the part which you don’t want to before you start spraying.

When you spray you should make sure that you follow all of the instructions that comes with your paint sprayer but don’t go overboard with this just a thin layer over the damaged area.  Only a few inches of where the damage is should you use your spray so that you can attach your liner.

• Step 3 – you need to fix your imperfections on the car;

You need to put your liner material into your paint tray and put your brush into this tray and then begin to work on your damaged area.  If you have only a small area that has been damaged then just let the material drip down onto the area but let this settle for a few days to make sure that it is all dry.

What you will need to get;

• A sponge and bucket
• Water
• Wax polish
• Cloth – non lint
• Car leather
• Machine polisher
• P1500 Wet-and-Dry paper
• Absorbent paper
• Rubber sanding block
• Polishing compound

You need to start off by cleaning up your panel; you need to get a bucket of water and a sponge and start cleaning the truck, you could get all of the truck cleaned if you want since you are going to be cleaning a part of it anyway.  Take away any dirt you find and then dry with some absorbent paper so that is minimizes the damages to your car.

When it comes to the scratches on your car then you will have to fix this by removing these with getting some wet and dry paper and sanding the area down so that you can keep the right color to your car but lose the scratches to it also.  You don’t want to sand too much and lose half of your paintwork so do be careful with this part.

Wetting the sandpaper could really help stop any more scratches from appearing on your car but it shouldn’t be roughly applied but gently.  You should try this with a small area first so that you can get the hang of how this part should be done.  You don’t want to go on for minutes at a time so stop every five seconds to see if you can still see the scratch and if not then continue until the marks are away.

Now you need to start polishing your car; you need to clean it first however so wash it and then clean your panel up by using some absorbent paper.  Now you can bring that shine back to your beautiful truck; you need to get some polish but you will need to use only a small amount of polish however.  You could get a mechanical polisher to help speed up the process long enough but you should just work on the parts which need to be polished up so that you can get a lovely shine to your truck.

If you find that there are a lot of scratches still then you should try to use some wax to help cover up any scratches there may be on your car.  You shouldn’t be using too much wax otherwise you might damage the paintwork so take an old cloth and use a little bit of wax and then add to your car in a circular wave so that you can get a great looking car and finish to the car.

Now you have repaired the scratched to your truck and have a truck as good as new.

This is what you are going to need;

• Soap and water
• A screwdriver
• Nylon cord
• Trim stick

You need to firstly remove the trim that might be around your rear window but this is easy to do; you need to get inside your car and open the window in question to remove your window seal.  There will probably be a few things that keep the seal in place like a clip so you can remove these and then remove your trim.  You will need your trim stick to do this so take care.

Next you need to pry off your old seal so you need to get inside of the truck and take your screwdriver and start to remove the seal.  Now the seal is made from rubber and you will have to pry it off with your screwdriver.

Now you need to take out the glass from your window.  You need to remove your rubber seal gasket which you have done in the previous step and while you are doing this then you can help remove your glass.  You don’t want to force the glass out but be careful and gentle while you remove the glass otherwise you might crack the glass or drop it out of the frame.  You can slowly remove the glass and then remove the rest of it when you step outside the truck and do so from there.

Now you need to remove your gasket seal; after you have removed your glass window then you are going to have to remove the old gasket seal from your window and can move on to your next step.

Now you can install your new gasket seal; you should have your new seal so you need to install it by putting this into your rear window.  You need to put this around the edge but you need to have this secure in place at your window; you could use a nylon cord to do this part and sew it through your seal securing it.

You will need to add your lubrication to your seal; you should use some hot soapy water for this part and put it around your seal and the frame of the window also.

Now you can put back in your window again; get someone else to help you so you don’t drop the window and have to repay to get another window put in.  You need to help put the window back by taking the nylon cord and help slip back through into its frame.

Now you have repaired your window seal.

Many of us spend a lot of money on our cars and when something goes wrong then the first thing we think about going is to go to our local garage and get the problems fixed.  That however can cost a lot but if you have got some problems with your truck doors then you can fix this yourself without costing you a lot of money.

What you are required to get;

• Lock rings
• Bushings
• Duct tape
• Punch
• Vise grips
• Pry Bar
• Hinge pins
• Bench
• Door spring compressor
• Hammer
• Making tape

Your first step should be to support your door; so you are going to have to first open your door up – wide.  You want to your door so you are going to need to get yourself a bench and place it at the bottom of the door.  You might need to get some else like wood to help support your door.

You don’t want to scratch your car when you are trying to remove any part so you are going to have to get some tape and put that all along the sides of the door near the hinge and fender because you are going to be using a crow bar and you don’t want to mark your car.

Now you have your supporting materials in place you are going to have to find your detent spring and remove that from the door.  If you don’t know what this part is for then it helps keep your door open when you open it of course so you should locate this near your upper hinge; you could easily do this by using your crow bar.

Next will be your hinges; so get your hammer and punch at the ready.  You have a pin located at your hinge which helps keep it in place, you are going to have to get a hold of this so you need a vise grip to do so and start hitting with your hammer and punch.  Now it is the same with the top hinge also but be careful when you are moving the door from the actually hinges.  You might need another pair of hands to help you with this part.

You now need to remove your bushings; you will find these in your brackets of your hinges but these are going to be difficult to take out so you are going to have to use your hammer and punch for this part.  After you have removed your old bushings then you can put in new ones; for this you are going to have use some vise grips to secure these into place.  You need to knock them in so you need your punch to do this; your pins will be going on your bracket on your door which will be on your bottom hinge.  Your body brackets will be used to put your pins in with your higher hinge.

Note; the top hinge must face upwards and reverse on the bottom hinge also.

Now you can put the door back into place; your pins will need to be put back into place so you can line up your door hinges.  You are going to have to secure your lock rings by using your hammer and keeping them secure.

Now you just need to add a new spring to your door; get yourself a spring compressor to help you put your spring or new spring if you have bought a new one into the side of the door.  Your door is now back in place and you just need to take off the tape around the truck door; you have got a new truck door with no more problems.

You could try this yourself which could be less costly to you.  Here are a few steps for you to try yourself.

What you are going to need;

• A few tools to remove your trim
• A screwdriver
• A putty knife also.

You are going to have to take off your old liner to put your new one in so to do so you are going to have to take your time and care when you remove your old liner.  You need to remove your trim first so you can find your bezel and remove that also.

You will need to take your trim off now so you have to locate the screws keeping it in place and remove them or if you have a fixed trim then you could just pull it off.  If you do have some trim then you should be going very carefully with this part.  You are going to have to get some tools so that your trim isn’t damaged so you could get a screwdriver as you try to remove your trim.

Now this is going to be frustrating because it will take some time because you need to go slow but you will get there eventually.

Your trim is now gone so you are try to start with your headliner; you should try to remove this by one piece at a time.  You need to be careful to remove this.

Your second step will be to prepare; your old headliner is now out so you can see your composition board now the fabric is now gone.  You can just yank off the material and it doesn’t need to be all gone just most of the old cover off but you can do this with your hands so this is the frustrating part.  You don’t however want your board damaged so do be careful unless you want to buy a new one.

Now you can either choose with some upholstery which could be the easier choice because this is special fabric which will be foam backed.  You are going to have to use this to start connecting this to your headliner with cement which will go to your composition board but this way is going to be a very long process however.

Your last step will be to replace your headliner; now you have fixed your truck headliner then you can put it back into its original position.  You are going to need to put this at your roof of the truck around the centre of it and then carefully connect the rest.  You will probably have a lot left over so you can cut the rest.

Choose truck disc brake pads made especially for vehicles that have power like trucks and SUVs and have the new standards of brake performance. The brake pads must have low dust ability and that had been tested in the rugged most environments. There are some brake pads which are sturdy enough to stop the vehicle by almost a distance of 50 feet from 100 miles per hour speed. It should have the qualities to improve your braking system.

The next property to look at while shopping for truck disc brake pads is to see the usability. Buy something that can last at least for 3000 kilometers. Once they get worn out you can heat the ‘chirp’ sound that the truck makes in cold conditions or during rain. Buy the braking pads that are meant for heavier vehicles! While you buy pads, try to have a look at the selection of brake pads of the trucks to compare their features and warranty. If possible hit online stores to read reviews and compare ratings of truck brake pads to learn more on them and pick the right kind of brake pad.

The truck pads that accumulate fewer dusts mean that you have better rotor condition and less rotor wear. The rotors will last long and save a great deal of money in maintenance of vehicles. And remember one thing; if you are an expert then there is no issue of installing truck disc brake pads yourself. But never try to do it simply watching some videos in Youtube or other places. Even if you do, make sure that you install the pads in presence of a professional mechanic or some one who is expert in this. The mechanic must be qualified for installing heavy duty truck disc brake pads.

If you ever replace rotor make sure that you replace the pads too. It is useless to use worn out or old pads for your new rotors. Such use of disc brake pads will affect the rotor and performance of brakes and plying.

A truck consists of a variety of technical and mechanical parts, but they all have a common framework i.e. they basically consist of a Chassis, a cab for the driver, place for holding cargo, suspensions, axles.etc.

A truck is a quite complex machine thus for its proper functioning and efficiency of the truck, it has to be maintained properly so that it meets the emission norms and standards set by the national government.

One of the most important parts of the truck’s maintenance is its alignment. Specific types of tools called truck alignment tools do this alignment. Truck alignment tools are manufactured by various brands like Josam, SPC and Beeline to mention a few.

Beeline was the first brand to introduce Laser technology for achieving precise wheel alignment.

They offer various products related to computer aligning and some of their models are as listed below:

• LC7000 Series Gauging System for computer alignment
• LC 7150: Portable Gauging System for truck alignment
• LC 7100: Complete Gauging System for truck alignment
• Accessories for computer Alignment

Beeline also provides advanced aligner Runways. These are multi functional systems, which can be used by Garages, alignment shops, dealer service centers and fleets.

These advanced aligners are designed with interchangeable runway legs to accommodate various shop sizes and are available in a number of different models.

They also provide a range of manual alignment tools, which are designed for precise and cost effective aligning:

• 1790: Tire Scribe
• 1825B: Wheel Centering Gauge
• 19048: Center Mount Wheel Mount
• 19305: Caster Camber Gauges
• 2300: Toe-In Gauges

Josam is another big brand providing high tech alignment tools. It provides various tools equipped with new age technologies such as:

1. The Alignment Station: This is a new age alignment system powered with a battery and equipped with blue tooth. This station even allows the driver to operate the system through a remote control while sitting inside the cab and offers high level accuracy and reliability
2. Laser Wheel AM Alignment: This another high tech alignment system which analyses the wheels ,axles and frames of heavy vehicles with great precision
3. Toe-Cam Dynamic Wheel Alignment: This product is specially designed for the tough conditions associated with heavy vehicle production and carries out the alignment process in 3 simple steps it also boasts of self instructing software, which calculate and present all wheel angles. This product was one of the first dynamic wheel alignments system for truck /trailer axles

Another big brand name providing good quality alignment tools is SPC (Specialty Products Company). It provides a wide range of truck tandem alignment systems such as:

• Dual Steel Wheel Rear Tracker
• Dual Aluminum Wheel Rear Tracker

The above two instruments provide simple methods for tracking dual rear tandems for trucks

• Axle Caliper: This set is used to help in measuring tracking of the tandem axles in relation to the suspensions and rear and front axles

Brembo Brakes: Brembo truck disc brake rotors are available from aftermarket to origin categories. The brand manufactures high quality brake rotors and the company has vast experience of creating brakes for all types of trucks, SUVs and Jeeps. They have more than 1000 variety of products and that’s why they make the widest as well as fullest range of drums and discs on the market. You have both cross drill brake rotors, as well as slotted brake rotors, that provide introductory performance brake solutions to your vehicle.

The Brembo truck disc brake rotors both original and aftermarket have the same levels of quality, performance and technology. The company off late has started producing more and more disc brake rotors to meet the needs of widest range of trucks and heavy duty vehicles plying on roads. They rotors come with good warranty and are perfect for heavy duty vehicles that need to stop the vehicle aptly within safe distance.

Power Slot Brake Rotors: Power Slot truck disc brake rotors are manufactured for highest safety to your vehicle and they are manufactured for greatest level of tolerance. The quality number one product is the priority of many truck owners. This rotor doesn’t require drilling. Only slotting will do. Drilling actually weakens the rotor and the stress on it may lead to failure or cracking in the brake system. The drilled rotors also lose surface area compared to power slot brake rotors for your truck. This means less active braking facility area for the disc pads to stop the rotor in contact. The brand manufactures truck disc brake rotors with the highest quality replacement blanks and original equipment. They are typically made of porous material and have less cooling fins.

Whichever brand of truck disc brake rotors you buy, just keep in mind that you get something that is suitable to your vehicle and riding needs. The brake system must have performance, safety and productivity from all angles. Plus low cost maintenance is an added and welcome feature.