8. Jake Brake Maintenance Tips
Just like other truck parts need to be maintained properly and on time, truck drivers should also pay attention on Jake brake maintenance. This diesel engine retarder is known to be among the best components of diesel trucks, and as such it requires a regular and genuine maintenance in order to function properly and without any malfunctions.
In the meantime the best way for you to reassure that the Jake brake is functioning properly is to perform inspection while doing routine engine check.
Thereupon, each truck driver that is operating a truck with Jake brakes should create a Preventive Jake Brake Maintenance Schedule. The Maintenance Schedule would therefore be designed for the aim of a constant safe and secure truck operation, and straight proportionally to that a safe work environment for the truck driver.
As soon as the Jake brake shows any kind of malfunction the truck driver should have in mind that part replacement should take place. So if you are having problems with the engine brake, and you need to replace some parts, do not even think about replacing those parts with unapproved parts! Unapproved parts can only place you in an even bigger trouble; they can result in causing serious engine damage.
I would like to take a glimpse back to the Preventive Jake Brake Maintenance Schedule so that I can add up one more advice for truck drivers that are using this brake system- You should schedule and perform the inspection in accordance to the length of your trips and the mileage that you are driving on a let’s say weekly basis. To make it simpler, if you are using the Jake brake frequently, then the inspection should be done more frequently too.
