For all its advantages, air suspension on trucks has a habit of breaking, usually suddenly and at the wrong moment. As happened with one of the Krone trailers in the Freiburg area. The truck driver assessed the situation and realized that he could not do such repairs on his own. Then he used the contacts of the international driver assistance service AWHelp24. The service operator accepted the call and dispatched a mobile technical team to the site of the breakdown.
Arriving at the site, the service specialists dismantled the old, out of order air cushion and promptly changed it to a new one. The entire repair did not take even half an hour, and the driver and the transport company saved more than 40% of the repair budget.
Mechanics of AWHelp24 service distinguish the following reasons for air cushion breakdowns:
1) Abrasion of the upper end surface of the air bellows.
reasons: top cover and air bellows are incompatible, piston and air bellows are incompatible
Recommendations: Use catalog compatible parts and follow assembly instructions
2) Violation of the tightness of the air spring
Causes: Damage to the tapered cylinder seal due to improper installation
recommendations: follow the installation instructions
3) The fixing bolt is broken.
causes: the tightening torque exceeds the permissible value
recommendations: follow the installation instructions
4) Corrosion of metal parts of the air spring
Causes: Rapid corrosion of the metal parts of the air spring can result from damage to the protective coating of the fasteners
during installation
recommendations: follow the installation instructions
5) Tearing out the upper plate of the air spring and deformation of the air hose
causes: the tightening torque exceeds the permissible value
recommendations: observed in case of malfunction of the mechanisms for adjusting the level of shock absorbers and suspension travel stops
6) Cracks on the surface of the cylinder and surface deformation
reasons: natural aging of the material and constant dynamic loads, exposure to high temperatures and the effect of ozone, exposure to chemically active substances
recommendations: the main substance that shortens the life of the air spring is the lubricant applied to the car parts, especially the excess
7) Abrasion of the working surface
reasons: original parts, with good care, last exceptionally long, and it rarely comes to natural fatigue
pneumocylinder
recommendations: from mechanical wear caused by contact with foreign objects, car parts, as well as road dirt,
accumulating on the side surface of the piston, the manufacturer will not be able to protect, so it is necessary to regularly carry out preventive
diagnostics
AWHelp24 truck workshop mechanics use modern technology to repair trailers for trucks. The AWHelp24 service contains all the equipment that may be needed for such a procedure. The repair is carried out by highly qualified experienced craftsmen.
We serve all models of trailers and semi-trailers widely used by companies:
- Kogel
- Schmitz-Cargobull
- Krone
- Kässbohrer
- Wielton
- Schwarzmüller and others.
To carry out repairs based on the results of diagnostics, we have all the necessary parts in stock. Customers do not need to waste time searching for them in other stores. We carry out tasks in strict accordance with the diagnostic indications and the technical condition of the trailer. Our principle is quality restoration, not imposing additional services.
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