What do you actually check on a pre-trip inspection?

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  1. expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

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    Ok so the red thing is the plug. That's what I thought, but I didn't definitely know. I have zero experience with pulling out these plugs. I have been a company driver for my entire career. So i don't do my own repairs. And I've never been a trailer mechanic or a diesel mechanic.

    P.S. the sarcastic comments like "taste what's in the hub. If it takes like chocolate, then it is an oil hub. If it takes vanilla, it is a grease hub" degrade the quality of this message board.
     
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  3. Sons Hero

    Sons Hero Road Train Member

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    If you take the plug out and your finger gets little metal burrs stuck on if when you poke it in, that means you don’t have an oil or a grease hub, you have a burnt hub, and they taste like charcoal briquettes.
     
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  4. Last Call

    Last Call Road Train Member

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    How do I check to see if it's bent.. and do you think I bent it when I polished the wheels ?
     
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  5. Old_n_gray

    Old_n_gray Road Train Member

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    Maybe he sits to pee. o_O
     
  6. Old_n_gray

    Old_n_gray Road Train Member

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    I feel honored. How many are at the table? Need a diagram please.
     
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  7. IH Truck Guy

    IH Truck Guy Road Train Member

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    Thanks for the post of the day.
     
  8. Last Call

    Last Call Road Train Member

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    I was thinking that too !!
     
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  9. Last Call

    Last Call Road Train Member

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    I'am sure he copied the list from some training manual ..
    Read ALL his threads and you'll understand ..Life is a stuggle for him
     
  10. REO6205

    REO6205 Road Train Member

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    We know. But you keep reading his posts. I know I've said this before but you can scroll past his posts or put him on IGNORE. Or just keep reading his posts until your head explodes...but then we'd lose one of our better members.
     
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