Keep these treatment measures in mind after soaking the trailer

In summer, there is more rain, and vehicles are prone to soaking in water, especially in those low-lying places.

Although the body of the trailer is relatively higher than that of ordinary vehicles, there is still a risk of soaking in water if it encounters a violent rainstorm. Whether it is the vehicle itself or the goods on the car, once the water is soaked, it is undoubtedly a serious property loss for the owners.

So, once the trailer flooded or flooded, what should the owners do to minimize the loss as much as possible?

The most important point: for the sake of safety, owners must buy vehicle damage insurance and water insurance. In this way, once the vehicle is soaked in water, the relevant losses can be compensated by vehicle damage insurance and water insurance. In addition to rainstorms, the scope of vehicle damage insurance compensation also involves storms, tornadoes, lightning strikes, hail, floods, tsunamis, land subsidence, ice subsidence, cliff collapse, avalanches, mudslides, landslides and other natural disasters.

Speaking of which, DARO trailer axle, by the way, introduces to you the common types of insurance and compensation categories on the trailer, you can reference and purchase according to your own actual situation:

Therefore, once the owners find that their vehicles are flooded because of the sudden rainstorm, they should report to the vehicle insurance company in time. If the vehicle is in an underground garage or a low-lying open area, it is necessary to confirm the location of the vehicle after the rain recedes, and report the insurance in time after taking photos. If the vehicle is parked at a high place, there is no danger of soaking in water, it should also be checked in time after the rain recedes, and if the vehicle is soaked or the water in the car is serious, you can also report insurance. Repairs generally do not require the owner to pay in advance.

However, owners should pay attention to: after finding that the vehicle is flooded, do not start by yourself, otherwise the engine damage insurance company is not compensated, if you need to move the vehicle can directly find a trailer to tow away.

It is worth noting that driving in the rainy season inevitably needs to wade, if the engine is turned off due to water in the deeper puddle section, the owners also try not to start the second time, because as long as there is a second time, the resulting engine damage insurance company is not compensated.

If the depth of the pool of water can not reach the engine, but not over the hubcap, the owners should also pay attention to the continuous braking after the water, so that the remaining water between the brake pad and the brake drum can be dried, so that the friction generates heat to accelerate the drying, which is conducive to the recovery of braking performance.

If the water is deep, after reaching the appropriate area, remember to check the brake system in time, the general simple preliminary inspection is mainly divided into the following points:

1. Wheel hub. Open the hubcap and check the inside for water marks. If you see obvious water marks, you need to further check the grease and bearings.

2. Brake pads. After the brake pad is soaked in water, the surface is easy to accumulate sediment, affecting the brake, so it should be checked and washed with a lot of water.

3. Brake drum. Check whether there is water or sediment inside the brake drum.

4. Automatic arm adjustment. Mark the gap position of the self-adjusting arm, and then put the adjustment gap to the maximum, step on the brake repeatedly to see whether the gap of the self-adjusting arm can return to the original mark position, if it can, it means that the self-adjusting arm is operating normally.

5. Brake air chamber. The exhaust hole of the double chamber is easy to water under the water surface, and debris is easy to enter, resulting in gas path blockage, and it is easy to lead to trailer brake failure in serious cases. Therefore, it should be checked as soon as possible after flooding.

Although the trailer wading is a more common phenomenon, but the owners can not be careless, after all, safety is no small thing, and then it is worth being careful. In addition, if conditions permit, it is still recommended to choose the disc trailer axle, because the phenomenon of wading failure basically does not occur on the disc brake trailer axle, its brake disc is exposed, vertical installation, can not store rain, and with the rotation of the wheel end, the rain on the brake disc will soon be automatically dispersed, does not affect the braking performance, so as long as the use is proper, Its safety and reliability can be guaranteed.

But remember one thing, heavy vehicles or owners of complex driving road conditions, the use of disc trailer axle at the same time, as far as possible with hydraulic retarders, ABS, EBS and other use.