How does road salt affect the undercarriage of a car

MEDWAY IMP RTS HOW D OES ROAD SALT AFFECT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF A CAR? Lack of sufficient Tires could not traction not only generate enough grip on the road surface covered by ice. affects the performance of a car lead but also it cou to a fatal collision. Use of road salt helps a lot to prevent ice However, use of road formation on the road salt does have certain surface and thus drawbacks. maximizes friction among the tires and road surface. Contamination of road salt could damage Components located in sensitive and undercarriage of a car important components are vulnerable to salt located in the contamination. undercarriage of the car. DRAWBACKS OF ROAD SALT USE IMPACTS ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM: IMPACTS ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM: IMPACTS ON THE PAINT JOB: IMPACTS ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM: Different components of the braking system like rotor and brake pads are most vulnerable to road salt contamination. Road salt could damage such components as a result of which the braking system could not do its job efficiently. Such deformed components should be repaired or replaced altogether to keep the braking system functional. IMPACTS ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM: The exhaust system provides passageway for the exhaust gases as well as also minimizes the emission of different types of pollutants. Road salt could damage important components of the exhaust system like catalytic converter, tail pipe and muffler. Keeping the undercarriage clean is one of the best ways to prevent such kinds of problems. IMPACTS ON THE PAINT JOB: Road salt is very corrosive and could react with the metalic body and paint job of a car in the presence of water and air. Rust is the enemy of metal and could damage the sensitive components of the car. Washing the car on a daily basis and providing wax coatings could help a lot to avoid such kinds of problems. END NOTE Road salt helps a lot to generate proper grip by preventing ice deposition on the road surface. • However, it does have certain drawbacks. • It is very corrosive and could damage sensitive and important components of the car. • So, efforts should be made to protect the car from the disastrous impacts of road salt contamination.