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Air Brakes Part 1
Air Brakes Endorsement
52
Driving Skills
Undergraduate 4
05/30/2018

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Term
A dual air brake system has two systems. What are they?
Definition

Primary system

 

Secondary system

Term
A combination vehicle (tractor-trailer) air brake system cannot leak more than _____PSI per minute with the engine off and the brakes released.
Definition
3
Term
A straight truck or bus (single vehicle) air brake system cannot leak more than____PSI per minute with the engine off in the breaks released
Definition
2
Term
A vehicle with a dual air system
Definition
Will have only one set of break controls
Term

Air pressure loss in a combination vehicle must not exceed 1 psi per minute one pressure in on the brake pedal.

 

True

 

false

Definition
false
Term
Air brake equipped vehicles must
Definition
Have an air pressure gauge, to show the pressure available for breaking
Term
Air loss in a single vehicle should not be more than_____(after the initial pressure drop) with the engine off in the brakes on.
Definition
3 PSI in one minute
Term
Air tanks should be drained at least
Definition
Daily
Term

Air brakes cool very slowly

 

True

 

False

Definition
True
Term
In a single air loss vehicle should not be more than_____(after the initial pressure drop) with the engines off and the brakes on.
Definition
3 psi on one minute
Term
Air tanks should be drained at least
Definition
Daily
Term

Air brakes cool very slowly.

 

True

 

False

Definition
True
Term
The extra time that it takes for air brakes to work when compared with hydraulic brakes is due to the time it takes for air to flow. This is called…
Definition
Brake lag
Term

At 55 mph on dry pavement, the air brakes lag distant adds about 32 feet to total stopping distance.

 

True

 

False

Definition
True
Term

Drum brakes are the only type of breaks in which brakes fade occurs.

 

True

 

False

Definition
False
Term
During normal operations, the parking and emergency brakes are usually held back by…
Definition
Air pressure
Term
Effective breaking distance is…
Definition
The distance your vehicle travels after the brakes actually apply
Term
Emergency brakes are activated…
Definition
By a loss of air pressure
Term
How do you check the free play in manual slack adjusters?
Definition
Pork on level ground, chock wheels, released the parking brakes, and pull slack adjuster.
Term
If the air system should develop a leak, what will keep the air in the tanks?
Definition
The one-way check valve
Term
If you have a dual air brake system and a low air pressure warning is activated, you…
Definition
Must stop in safely park your vehicle in get air system inspected and repaired.
Term
If your truck does not have a dual air system in an emergency brake line ruptures…
Definition
The spring breaks will come on
Term
If your vehicle is equipped with an alcohol evaporator, every day during winter weather you should…
Definition
Check the alcohol level and feel the evaporator, if needed
Term
If your vehicle has an alcohol evaporator, is there too…
Definition
Reduce the risk of ice in airbrake tanks, valves, and other parts in cold weather
Term
If your experience a sudden drop in the air system pressure you should…
Definition
Stop immediately when safe to do so
Term
If your truck or bus has dual parking turn valves, you can use pressure from a separate tank to…
Definition
Release the spring breaks to move the vehicle and an emergency
Term

If the lower air pressure warning comes on, you should stop in safely park your vehicle as soon as possible.

True
or

False

Definition
True
Term
If your vehicle pulls to one side while testing the service brakes, there may be a problem with the service brakes.

True
or
False
Definition
True
Term
In air brake equipped vehicles, use the parking brakes…
Definition
Whenever you park the vehicle
Term

Modern air brake system used three combined parking system called service, parking, and emergency.

 

True

 

False

Definition
True
Term
On newer vehicles with air brakes, the parking brake control is…
Definition
A diamond-shaped, yellow, push-pull control
Term
Parking or emergency brakes of trucks and buses can legally held
Definition
Spring pressure
Term

Slack adjusters on S-cam brakes need adjustment if they move more than 2 inches where the push rod attaches.

 

True

or

False

Definition
True
Term

Some vehicles have a separate air tank which can be used to release the spring breaks

 

True

or

False

 

Definition
True
Term
The air compressor governor controls…
Definition
When the compressor will pump air into the storage tanks
Term
To break pedal…
Definition
Controls the air pressure applied to operate the brakes
Term
The braking power of the spring breaks…
Definition
Depends on the service brakes being in adjustment
Term
The most common type of foundation break found on heavy commercial vehicles is
Definition
S-cam drum
Term
The purpose of engine retarders is to…
Definition
Help slow the vehicle while driving and reduced break wear
Term
The air supply pressure gauge shows the driver how much pressure…
Definition
Is available in the air tanks
Term
The spring breaks or emergency brake system…
Definition
Will work only if the brakes are adjusted properly
Term
A warning device which you can see must come on when the air supply pressure dropped below____PSI or one half the compressor governor cut out pressure on older vehicles
Definition
60
Term
The front brake limiting valves should be used…
Definition
Never
Term
The air loss (after initial pressure drop) for a straight truck or bus with the engine off and the brakes applied should not be more…
Definition
3 PSI in one minute
Term

The alcohol evaporator condenses the air in the brake system 

 

True

or

False

Definition
False
Term

The most common type of foundation break is S-

cam drum

 

True

or

False

Definition
True
Term
The tractor protection valve…
Definition
Is also called the breakaway valve
Term

The governor is an air compressor regulator which controls when air the compressor will pump air into the air storage tanks

 

True

or

False

Definition
True
Term

The total stopping distance for an average driver at 55 mph under good traction and break conditions is about 150 feet

 

True

or

False

Definition
False
Term

The emergency brake on a heavy vehicle is usually held in place by spring pressure because air pressure Kim lost because of leakage

 

True

or

False

Definition
True
Term

The first tank the air compressor pumps air to have a safety relief valve installed to protect the tank and to the rest of the system from too much air pressure

 

True

or

false

Definition
True
Term

The breaking effects of the engine when going down a long and/or state downgrade may be supplemented by the use of the brakes

 

True

or

False

Definition
True
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