Driveline components are long-lived until they are contaminated, and they are expensive and slow to replace. The magnetic plug is the cheapest diagnostic in the shop — metal on it is a direct read on gear and bearing condition.
The steps ChatterFix schedules for this PM. Every step is a checkable item on the work order — a technician can speak their way through it without touching a keyboard.
Driveline components are long-lived until they are contaminated, and they are expensive and slow to replace. The magnetic plug is the cheapest diagnostic in the shop — metal on it is a direct read on gear and bearing condition.
A transmission or differential failure that takes the unit out of service for a week waiting on a rebuild, when a fluid change and a look at the plug would have given months of warning.
By mileage — commonly 50,000 miles — adjusted for duty cycle. Heavy haul and mountainous routes justify shorter intervals.
This procedure — and every other PM for your industry — is already built into ChatterFix. Pick your industry and it lands on the right equipment, on the right interval, in about three minutes.