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hygroscopic (absorbs moisture). Flushing the brake system will remove the old contaminated brake fluid and this will also prevent internal corrosion of the brake system and possible brake failure later on.
Also, inspect and lubricate the parking brake cables and pulleys. Inspect the cables to see if they are rusted or showing signs of damage. If so, have them replaced.
If you do this yourself, be sure to set the jack stands before starting to work.
Don’t forget to service the automatic transmission. Winter driving is tough on the
snow, along with the rocking back and forth sometimes needed to get out of snow drifts. \
Winter driving can also overheat the transmission and cause severe wear on the clutch pack. Changing the transmission fluid and filter will remove |he old clutch dirt to prepare your transmission for the rigors of summer driving.
Two mher-ffoints we have found that most people overlook is lubricating all the latches — especially the hood latch and release mechanism.
The hood latch takes a frontal assault of sand- and salt-laced water tossed up by the preceding vehicles. Lube the door hinges and squirt some silicone lubricant into the door locks to keep them operating freely.
You will certainly have to clean the outside of the windshield and replace the old wipers with new ones. But don’t overlook transmission due to wheels slipping on ice and /
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