--- title: How Can I Keep My Coupling in Top Condition? description: 3 simple tips on how to keep your coupling in top condition. 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[Back](https://blog.vbg.eu/en) Share the article - - *Your coupling is a device that is critical for road safety and which requires basic maintenance to ensure that it works optimally. With minimal effort you can significantly extend the service life of your coupling, and you can also rest assured that you are driving safely on the roads. Here are **3 simple tips on how to keep your coupling in top condition**, thereby preventing wear and avoiding problems when coupling and decoupling.* ### **1. Daily function check** Before the workday begins, you should perform coupling and decoupling to check whether it functions smoothly. It is important that the mechanism locks securely when coupled to ensure safe driving. Testing this means you have done the most important check of your equipment for the day. Another good thing to check is whether the coupling equipment has any visible damage. ### **2. Clean and lubricate** For the coupling to function optimally, it must be kept well lubricated and clean. Do this by lubricating the oil plugs in the mechanism and locking pin. If you opt to install a VBG MechMatic ( [https://www.vbg.eu/sv/produkter/kopplingar/tillbehor-bcc806be/vbg-mechmatic/?v=07-113000](https://www.vbg.eu/sv/produkter/kopplingar/tillbehor-bcc806be/vbg-mechmatic/?v=07-113000)), you won’t have to do this at all since cleaning and lubrication are done automatically. An easy way to keep your coupling in the best possible condition. ### **3. Wear and mileage check** After your vehicle has passed 60,000 km, for example, it is important to carry out a thorough check and visual inspection of all coupling system functions and parts during a certified service. ## If damage is already done If you notice that coupling and decoupling do not go smoothly when doing your daily function check, you can easily perform troubleshooting according to [VBG’s Guidelines](https://www.vbg.eu/globalassets/documents/support/riktlinjer/38-311105.pdf)to find a solution.  Or if you notice visible damage to the vehicle’s endplates, for example, it may indicate previous jackknifing, which means a workshop will need to repair the damage. Read more [about jackknifing repairs and costs here](https://blog.vbg.eu/sv/vad-inneb%C3%A4r-skador-och-reparationer-vid-knytning).  [![Contact an expert](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2640104/e98cc393-c3ab-44df-a0bb-ba774141a0e8.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2640104/e98cc393-c3ab-44df-a0bb-ba774141a0e8) Topics - [Transportation industry](https://blog.vbg.eu/en/tag/transportation-industry) - [Ownership](https://blog.vbg.eu/en/tag/ownership) - [Use](https://blog.vbg.eu/en/tag/use) [![Lennart Andersson](https://blog.vbg.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/VBG/VBG_Employees/Authors_BW_Lennart_Andersson.png?width=200&name=Authors_BW_Lennart_Andersson.png)](https://blog.vbg.eu/en/author/lennart-andersson) #### [Lennart Andersson](https://blog.vbg.eu/en/author/lennart-andersson) Lennart ”LAN” Andersson arbetar med teknisk support samt med utbildning av säljare och verkstäder som tillhandahåller produkter inom VBG Truck Equipments sortiment. Han är även internrevisor sedan 2010. Han har en tidigare yrkesbakgrund som produktionstekniker, inköpare och kvalitetstekniker. Flugfiske är Lennarts stora passion och att packa en termos med Yorkshire te och ta med ett flugspö ut till vattnet tycker han är den optimala avkopplingen. Lennart “LAN” Andersson works with technical support as well as the training of salesmen and workshops that provide products within the VBG Truck Equipment range. He is also Internal auditor since 2010. He has previously a professional background as production technician, purchaser and quality technician. Fly-fishing is Lennart’s great passion and to pack a Thermos flask filled with Yorkshire tea and take a fly-fishing rod out to the water is the best relaxation, he thinks. Lennart "LAN" Andersson arbejder med teknisk support samt uddannelse af sælgere og værksteder, der leverer produkter inden for VBG Truck Equipments sortiment. Siden 2010 har han også fungeret som intern revisor. Han har en tidligere professionel baggrund som produktionstekniker, indkøber og kvalitetstekniker. Fluefiskeri er Lennarts store passion og at pakke en termokande med Yorkshire-te og tage en fluestang med til vandet er efter hans mening den optimale måde at koble af på. Lennart ”LAN” Andersson työskentelee teknisessä tuessa ja kouluttaa VBG Truck Equipmentin tuotevalikoiman tuotteita myyviä myyjiä ja korjaamoja. Hän on myös sisäinen tarkastaja vuodesta 2010. Hänellä on aiempi ammattitausta tuoteteknikkona, ostajana ja laatuteknikkona. Perhokalastus on Lennartin suuri intohimo, ja termospullollisen Yorkshire-teetä ja perhovavan pakkaamista ja veden äärelle lähtemistä hän pitää parhaana rentoutumisena. Lennart (genannt LAN) Andersson arbeitet im technischem Support und mit Schulungen für Verkäufer und Werkstätten, die Produkte aus dem Sortiment von VBG Truck Equipment anbieten. Seit 2010 ist er zudem Internprüfer. Früher hat er als Produktionstechniker, Einkäufer und Qualitätstechniker gearbeitet. Fliegenfischen ist Lennarts große Leidenschaft. Wenn er mit Yorkshire-Tee in einer Thermosflasche und einer Wurfangel am Wasser ist, ist das für ihn die optimale Entspannung. Lennart «LAN» Andersson arbeider med teknisk brukerstøtte og med opplæring av selgere og verksteder som forhandler produkter fra VBG Truck Equipments sortiment. Han har også vært internrevisor siden 2010. Han har yrkesbakgrunn som produksjonstekniker, innkjøper og kvalitetstekniker. Fluefiske er Lennarts store lidenskap, og å pakke med seg en termos med Yorkshire-te og en fluestang for å ta turen ut til vannet, er den optimale avkoblingen for ham. 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