Replacing parts on your heavy duty truck can come at a great expense. When something breaks, you might consider purchasing used parts to make the repairs, but is that always the best choice for you to make? Here, you will learn a few tips that can help you decide whether the parts you buy can be used or if they should be new. Rubber Fails Parts that are made up of rubber or have rubber parts should be purchased new.

If you own a truck that has a manual transmission, chances are that you pay close attention to how you drive so you don't cause any damage to the transmission or the clutch. If your truck has a transmission that is automatic, it's easy to ignore the issues that could be causing damage to this critical truck component. Even though the transmission is shifting the gears for you, you can cause damage to an automatic transmission with bad habits.