Airbrake / Operation Flashcards
Modern Airbrakes is 3 parts
Service, Parking, Emergency
Brakes fade with
Too much heat
Expansion of brake drum occurs when
Use of service brake
Low pressure light comes on for even 1 system
Bring your vehicle to a complete stop
If brake are very HOT it is not the
Proper time to apply them
Adjust slacks free play if it is
more than 1 Inch when I Pull hard
Spring brake power depends on
Service brake Adjusted
Test air service braskes by slowly
Moving forward
Every day in cold weather you should
Check and fill alcohol evaporator
Only thing legally allowed to hold parking and emergency brake is
Spring pressure
What type of pressure does not leak away
Spring pressure
If I want to check the brakes work right
- Park on level ground 2. Wait for normal air 3. Release parking brake 4. Move forward slowly at 5 MPH 5. Apply brakes firmly
Everyday drain the oil and water from the bottom of compressed storage tank
Every day
Air compressor governs control
When air is pumped in the tank
Drain Water from AirTanks Because
It can freeze in cold and cause failure