Eliminating leaks antifreeze and checking of brake pads

If you can not pass on a full diagnosis, it is possible to conduct a primary inspection on your own hands - in particular, to check the reliability of brakes and eliminate leaking coolant itself. Typically, leaks antifreeze amplify the engine is cold and often does stop at the hot. Therefore, leaving the car at night, beneath the front end piece of cardboard or sheet of plywood - in the morning on it, as in the photograph, printed with all the leaks. Seeing spots, open the hood and slide your finger across the bottom end of each rubber pipe, tightened clamps. Including on the bottom of the radiator. Sooner or later, the finger will be the same antifreeze. Warm up the engine to rubber became softer, and only then tighten clamp. If the clamp at this burst, and spare not, find a soft piece of steel wire, embrace them fitting in the same place and twist the ends of the pliers. Three or four times does not work, but on the fifth you will learn to make great clips, and themselves in this matter will become "Uncle Vasya." However, when the rich, be sure to buy naborchik branded buckles, and then permanently forget that such a leak antifreeze. Remove wheels, check the brake pads, drums, discs, brake cylinders working. Dark oil spots mean a leak of working cylinders, they should be changed. To make this more precisely, the end of the screwdriver to bend the edge of the rubber covers, worn on the cylinders - pour out the liquid, for which you pay so dearly. Brake discs front wheels should shine on both sides, and rear drums - from the inside. This means that they work. If the surface is rusty - on this side there is no inhibition, you need a specialist. If the disc has a bluish color, hence the brake wedges - immediately in the station. Pads rear wheels wear unevenly - the front is always greater than the back. Because their average is enough for one season, in mid-season their useful interchange. If the pads have about 2 mm friction lining - their time to change. Before you check your front wheel is better to press a flat screwdriver brake pads on the discs, since they are outside the state of inhibition with each other in contact - the wheel as it were "whistling" Do not be afraid of it. Rocking back and forth each wheel, his hands resting on the tread in front and behind (the horizon) and then from top to bottom (vertical) - knock should not be. If you knock a backlash - to accurately calculate their qualification: if you can eliminate the defect itself, or better yet find someone who knows - bearing hub is a serious matter. And finally - once you start doing something in his car with his own hands, as you will be better for him to treat and receive many times more fun to ride.