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

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  1. Kyle G.

    Kyle G. Road Train Member

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    You see mods? He is a troll.
     
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  3. Kyle G.

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    Then why don’t you go sit in your yellow car and talk to yourself?
     
  4. Last Call

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    Yeah I saved ya a seat !
     
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  5. Kyle G.

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    No, it’s the grease inlet port!
     
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  6. Last Call

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    How much of a struggle can it be its pretty f'n simple ..Its not any harder than lifting the toilet seat to pee ..
     
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  7. Star Rider

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    Pull the red plug out and stick your finger in there, then taste it. If it tastes like chocolate then it is an oil hub, if it tastes like vanilla it is a grease hub.
     
  8. Last Call

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    I did that .. mine taste like caramel ..
     
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  9. Kyle G.

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    Stay tuned for the next lesson: How to tell the difference between water and DEF.
     
  10. Kyle G.

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    You must have had a bent wheel
     
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  11. MACK E-6

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    If the glass isn’t covered with congealed oil yet holding a flashlight up against it will also work.
     
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