Saludos amigos de Hive Motors, continuo combinado mi tiempo de ocio producto a la pandemia, la herramienta más poderosa para el aprendizaje la internet y mi afición por la mecánica. Hace algunos días el carro comenzó a presentar un sonido extraño, lo primero que pensé fue en un rodamiento, pero con el uso de un trozo de manguera que use como hacen los médicos con el estetoscopio determine que no era un rodamiento, pero al revisar la correa determine que estaba a punto de dañarse. Éste es un componente que si no revisamos periódicamente nos puedo ocasionar problemas.
Greetings friends of Hive Motors, I continue to combine my leisure time product to the pandemic, the most powerful tool for learning the internet and my love for mechanics. A few days ago the car began to present a strange sound, the first thing I thought was a bearing, but with the use of a piece of hose that I used as doctors do with the stethoscope determined that it was not a bearing, but when I checked the belt I determined that it was about to be damaged. This is a component that if not checked periodically can cause problems.
I proceeded to investigate on the internet how to disassemble and assemble it, it really is very simple, however if this belt is damaged we will be injured because it moves the alternator that produces the current that maintains the battery, the air conditioning compressor and the hydraulic pump of the steering. On the internet there is a lot of information and videos on how to change it, the only tool required is a 5/8 wrench to activate the belt tensioner. In my case the only thing that presented me with some difficulty was the belt routing but it is not very complex and in the package is the diagram of how it works.
Al desmontar la correa aproveche para revisar los rodamientos y uno que había oído con cierto ruido aproveche para hacerle mantenimiento, limpiarlo y engrasarlo. Montada la correa encendí el vehículo y problema resuelto.
When disassembling the belt I took the opportunity to check the bearings and one that I had heard with some noise I took the opportunity to do maintenance, clean and grease it. Once the belt was mounted, I started the vehicle and the problem was solved.
Más allá del ahorro que significa hacer estas reparaciones y mantenimientos poco complejos a nuestros vehículos, tener conocimientos de mecánica básica y algunas herramientas pueden evitar quedarnos varados en la vía durante un viaje o en un lugar peligroso, son muchas las historias en nuestro país de personas que han sido víctimas del hampa por haberse accidentado. Por supuesto que lo ideal es el mantenimiento preventivo, pero no está mal tener algunos conocimientos de mecánica nunca sabemos cuando nos pueden ser útiles.
Reflection
Beyond the savings that means making these repairs and maintenance little complex to our vehicles, having knowledge of basic mechanics and some tools can avoid being stranded on the road during a trip or in a dangerous place, there are many stories in our country of people who have been victims of the underworld for having crashed. Of course the ideal is preventive maintenance, but it is not bad to have some knowledge of mechanics, we never know when they can be useful.
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