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Travelling can be difficult, and traveling can be fun. The difference usually comes down to how much preparation you do in advance, and how many unplanned obstacles you meet along the way. A great way to avoid setbacks, mishaps, and stressful situations is to make sure your car, truck, or SUV is ready to hit the road. Here are some important points to check before travelling, from Lee's Brake, Muffler, & Tire Service in Sandersville, GA.

At Lee's Brake, Muffler, & Tire Service in Sandersville, transmissions are our game, and taking care of them is at the top of our list of priorities. Here are 5 things you can do to take care of your transmission, from the pros:

You’ve known someone at some point that has a seemingly impossible amount of keys, keychains, and other accessories hanging from their key ring. You might even be guilty of that yourself. At [BUSINESS_ NAME] in Sandersville, GA, we’ve seen our fair share of these loaded down car keys, and also the damage it can cause. Here’s what you need to know.

Foggy headlights are a problem that has arisen in the past couple of decades, as we have moved away from glass sealed beam bulbs and into an era of plastic lenses with bulbs inside. While modern headlights are superior to the sealed beam headlights of years ago, they do tend to fog up after years of use. It’s a good trade for far better illumination and easier replacement, but an issue nonetheless. Hours and hours of heat, sunlight, and age eventually cause them to cloud up, which can reduce visibility at night in addition to worsening the appearance of your car, truck, or SUV. From Lee's Brake, Muffler, & Tire Service in Sandersville, GA, here are some tips on taking care of your foggy or cloudy headlight issue.

At Lee's Brake, Muffler, & Tire Service in Sandersville, GA, we know that the life of a transmission is solely dependent on the quality of repair and maintenance it receives.

Your car’s belts and hoses are essential to the cooling, air conditioning, and charging systems, and the engine. Here at Lee's Brake, Muffler, & Tire Service in Sandersville, our team takes them seriously as we understand that ignoring the routine replacement intervals will result in a costly breakdown that could leave you stranded. There are so many components tied together with your belts & hoses that it isn't just a simple belt or hose requiring repairs when you allow things to progress to the stage where your car or truck has a breakdown due to a faulty belt or hose.

If you operate a fleet of vehicles, you’ve probably listened to a vehicle and thought “that doesn’t sound right” at least once or twice. Strange noises are an indicator that something isn’t working right, and typically means something is wearing out a lot faster than it should, or is about to fail. At Lee's Brake, Muffler, & Tire Service in Sandersville, GA, we can tell a lot about the condition of a vehicle just by listening to it. Specific noises and where they come from are often all you need to diagnose an issue and the severity of the problem. Here are some signs to listen out for.

Antifreeze is a fluid that’s just as important as oil to the engine in your car, truck, or SUV. You probably already know it’s essential to keeping your engine cool - but it’s important for more than one reason, and does require maintenance besides keeping it full. From Lee's Brake, Muffler, & Tire Service in Sandersville, GA, here’s what you need to know about antifreeze.