BLOOMFIELD, CT, USA – Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, a worldwide manufacturer of engine retarding and valve actuation systems for the commercial vehicle industry, recently upgraded the company’s parts and service website to better provide aftermarket support to help fleets, OEMs and owner-operators keep their engine brakes operating at peak performance.
The site can be found here: https://www.jacobsvehiclesystems.com/service-parts-support.
Navigation is easy to find a wealth of information on:
- How to service and install a genuine Jake Brake®.
- Accessing parts and service literature, covering spec sheets, tune-up kit information, solenoid replacement, installation manuals, and more.
- Troubleshooting and technical information.
- Cross-referencing Jacobs and OEM part numbers and purchasing Jake Brake parts through all leading global engine OEMs and authorised service centres and independent distributors.
- Learning how an engine brake functions.
“Our new website provides our customers throughout the world with easy-to-follow information on how to give their Jake Brake the attention it deserves to ensure optimum performance,” said Steve Ernest, vice president, engineering and business development, for Jacobs. “With a Jake Brake, there is no better way to extend the life of service brakes and help promote safe vehicle operation in virtually any commercial vehicle application or vocation.”
“At a basic level we want to help service technicians easily cross-reference part numbers where they have a Jacobs part and number but need an OEM part number in order to source via the OEM. Common components such as solenoids are used across OEM customers, so they can see all of the OEM part numbers and choose where to buy the part without wasting precious time,” continues Steve Ernest.
Image – Part of the Jake Brake compression release brake.
About Jacobs Vehicle Systems
Jacobs Vehicle Systems is headquartered in Bloomfield, Conn., where it has a 25,000 square meter design, testing, and manufacturing facility, with support sites in Europe, Japan, and India as well as manufacturing facilities in Suzhou, China, and Brno, Czech Republic. Jake Brake® products are used by heavy and medium-duty diesel engine manufacturers globally. Registered to the ISO 14001 and IATF16949 standards, Jacobs Vehicle Systems is a leading producer of vehicle retarding and valve actuation technologies and can be found at jakebrake.com.