by webbiesmechanical | Mar 30, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor
We recently had a fleet companies Toyota Hilux come in for some diagnostics. Only 93,000km on the clock… but the kind of kilometres that hit different. Mine site kilometres. Dust, heat, idling, stop-start, repeat. The customer’s words are simple:“It’s got a weird...
by webbiesmechanical | Mar 28, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor
Brake pad warning lights are designed to give drivers notice before the pads wear out completely. But on some trucks, particularly certain Mercedes models, the warning light doesn’t appear until the brake pads are already extremely worn. By the time the light shows up...
by webbiesmechanical | Mar 25, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor
Overheating problems on trucks can sometimes seem straightforward. Blocked radiator.Faulty thermostat.Water pump failure. Most of the time, one of those is the culprit. But sometimes the real cause is harder to track down. Recently we had a Volvo come into the...
by webbiesmechanical | Mar 23, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor
Some jobs come in loud and clear.Others come in as a dashboard Christmas tree. This fortnight we had an Argosy roll in with a brake fault—one of those ones that makes your stomach drop a bit because brakes aren’t something you “wait and see” on. When we first brought...
by webbiesmechanical | Mar 17, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor
Iveco Powerstar in the workshop today for a front diff leak. Customer noticed oil coming from the front diff, and also leaking at the join between the front diff and the power divider — the kind of leak that starts small… then turns into a messy, expensive problem if...
