How To Use Chains
As you can imagine is not enough to bring along the chains, but we must also be able to mount them and use them correctly if you want to avoid damage to both the chains themselves, as the tires. First rule: to be mounted on the pair of wheels which are under pressure to drive the car. This can be of three types: front, rear or full-time all (this was not the full insert, which is still a normal running back)
* Front wheel drive
adopts the most cars. For more assurances that their action is effective, the chains should be installed in reality at all four wheels, unless the user manual of your car is not openly discouraged.
* Rear wheel drive
is typical of off-road in SUVs and pickups, but also sports cars such as Mercedes and BMW, and those older. In these cases the chains are mounted on the rear wheels, or even here at all four, unless it is excluded from the send an explicit instruction manual of the car.
* Four-wheel drive
is about cars called “permanent 4 × 4″, namely those who are pulling down on all four wheels. They clearly requires four chains instead of two, or two set Same. In the event that it possesses only one you should mount on the rear wheels.
After having installed the chains must know how to use them appropriately. Let us set some rules or suggestions to do so.
With chains on board is not the case to hold high speeds but it is good to stay on the 50 km / h, with low gear, or follow the instructions in the manual for your car, which certainly shows the maximum speed that can reach with chains fitted.
Do not travel long distances with chains if the asphalt is dry and free of snow, because you could damage both the tire because the chains.
Before leaving, check that they have properly placed and well secured, would be even better fit, then walk a few yards and then stop for vericifare with confidence that they are well established, if the tires could not be welded loose and tangled around the axis of the wheels , causing much damage.
In some cases it may be useful to use tensors, but before you use it is better to read the user manual because on certain types and models of tires are strongly recommended.
Installation and maintenance
The chains are used only for a few months a year so you should also learn a few maintenance rules and know how to put them in the right way. First, when you get home you should remove the chains, wash with a mild detergent-type (one of the dishes is fine as it has high degreasing power) in order to remove the salt (spread to prevent formation of ice asphalt) from the mesh, since it will infiltrate very easily, since the roads are always covered in winter. If salt is not removed, creates a corrosive effect, slow but steady, CJE is very harmful for the gum of tensors.
Chains can be easily washed by immersing them in a pan or bucket containing water and soap, rubbing, and then rinsed for a long time, are then left to dry well before putting them away in their custody. In fact, the chains are always supplied by the manufacturer in a plastic case or padded fabric that can be useful when mounting in some cases are also included in the package gloves (the disposable kind) to be used to mount the chains. Once used, do not forget to replace them with several pairs of new! If you were to find that cold weather start your cleaning inaccurate led to the formation of rust, you have to soak the chain in a tank containing diesel fuel to clean, then dry well of course.
Assembly Instructions
First, remember that the chains are mounted on wheels on which falls the tensile axis, ie the driving wheels. Then take the chains, distendetele on the road and let them go behind each of the two wheels where they are placed. It is a difficult task given that the junction points are colored and that the instruction book shows in detail, and these references must be placed where each color. Now you can hang the rod (the cable in a loop) that is inside the fender and then move to shut down all external hooks, which are also colored to make it easier to position and assembly. Then, check that the hooks are closed, and put the rod in tension, whose function is to keep the chain attached to the wheel. Sit back in march, but walk a few feet and stop to check that everything is tight and properly positioned.
Since the chains mounted to travel with can be annoying, for short distances you can also use thin chains of only 9 mm, which limit the vibrations are the suspensions but are not very safe for driving, especially on snow. Where are the miles ahead of most or driving a car with large wheels (like SUVs) then it is surely better to choose classical or large chains, with an aperture of at least 12 mm to avoid splitting. Once inserted you should check if you have entered the ASR, ie the control of electric traction which can cause a slip of the vehicle at the start if off sheet to allow the drive wheels to exert more grip.
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