AZ AIR-BRAKE SIMPLIFIED

(TELL THE EXAMINER EVERY STEP YOU ARE DOING)

SAY “WHEEL CHOCKS ARE IN PLACE AND THE VEHICLE IS SECURED ON FLAT LEVEL GROUND”

MARK & MEASURE

 Start the truck and release both spring brakes (Yellow and Red buttons in)
 Ask “Which pushrod would you like me to check?” and turn the wheel to the side indicated
 Turn the truck off
 Fan brakes down to 100psi, and say “Pressure is between 90 and 100psi”
 Do 1st measurement (brake chamber to link pin) and say “Measurement is ___ inches.”
 Say “I will be applying my brakes to take my second measurement”
 Put your brake buddy in and say “My pressure is still between 90 and 100psi”
 Get out of vehicle, take your 2nd measurement and say “My second measurement is ___ inches”
 Say “There’s a difference of ___ inch(es). I’m allowed 13/4 inches because this is a type 24
standard stroke brake chamber. If there was more than 13/4 inches, the truck would be
Defective & Out of service”
LOW AIR WARNING
 Get back in truck, and remove the brake buddy
 Start the truck, and straighten the wheels
 Build the air pressure to 100psi and say “Pressure is above 90psi”
 Pump the brakes until the low air warning device comes on and stays on
 Say “Low air warning came on at ___ psi, if it was below 55psi the truck would be Defective &
Out of service”
COMPRESSOR BUILD-UP RATE
 Apply trailer spring brakes (Red button out)
 Say “I will be timing my air pressure build-up from 85 to 100psi, with the engine running
between 600 and 900 RPM”
 Pump the brakes to lower air pressure to 75psi, grab your stopwatch, and say “Pressure is below
80psi”
 Start the timer at 85psi & Stop timer at 100psi
 Say “It took ___ seconds to go from 85 to 100psi. If it took more than 2 minutes the truck would
be Defective & Out of service”
GOVERNOR CUT-OUT
 Roll the passenger window down to half
 Say “We are waiting for the air to exhaust from the air dryer”
 Once the air exhausts say “It exhausted at ___psi, if it exhausts above 145psi or below 100psi
the truck would be Defective & Out of service”
GOVERNOR CUT-IN
 Pump the brakes until the air pressure is at 100psi
 Say “The needle is stable at 100psi” Then when the needle starts to move say “The needle is
moving up”
 Say “If the governor doesn’t cut-in until below 80psi, the truck would be Defective & Out of
service”
AIR LOSS RATE
 Release trailer spring brakes (Red button in) and wait for the air to settle
 Say “I will be Watching and Listening for any air loss for 1 minute”
 Shut the truck off
 Press and hold the brake pedal, wait for the air to settle, and say “Pressure is at ___psi”
 Start the timer and hold for 1 minute, watch the gauge and listen for any air leaks
 After 1 minute, stop the timer, and release the foot brake
 Say “There was no air lost, if more than 4psi was lost, the truck and/or trailer would be
Defective & Out of service”
APPLY TRAILER SPRING BRAKES
 Apply trailer spring brakes (Red button out) and listen for the air to exhaust
 Say “The trailer spring brakes have applied. If they failed to apply the trailer would be Defective
& Out of service”
TRACTOR PROTECTION VALVE
 Say “I’m going to remove the blue service line, and do a 10 second brake application”
 Get out of the truck, remove the blue service line and place it on the deck.
 Get back in the truck
 Press and hold the brake pedal, and say “The pressure is ___psi”
 Count to 10 slowly, while watching the gauge and listening for any air loss
 After 10 seconds, release the brakes
 Say “There was no air loss from the blue service line. Had any air been lost, the truck would be
Defective & Out of service”
APPLY TRACTOR SPRING BRAKES
 Apply truck spring brakes (Yellow button out) and listen for air to exhaust
 Say “Tractor spring brakes have applied, had they failed to apply the truck would be Defective &
Out of service”
TUG TEST
 Start the truck
 Get out of the truck, reconnect the blue service line and remove the front wheel chock
 Release truck spring brakes (Yellow button in Red button out) and say “Testing trailer spring
brakes”
 Place the vehicle in low gear and release the clutch just enough to feel it pull
 Apply trailer spring brakes (Yellow button out Red button in) and say “Testing truck spring
brakes”
 Place the vehicle in low gear and release the clutch just enough to feel it pull
 Say “Both brakes held, if either failed to hold the truck and/or trailer would be Defective & Out
of service”
DRAIN AIR TANKS
 Shut the truck off, get out and replace the wheel chock
 Drain wet tank for a few seconds or until no moisture is left and say “There is no moisture, no
debris and the valve sealed”
 Drain secondary tank for a few seconds or until no moisture is left and say “There is no moisture,
no debris and the valve sealed”
 Drain primary tank for a few seconds or until no moisture is left and say “There is no moisture,
no debris and the valve sealed”
 Say “If any valves failed to close the truck would be Defective & Out of service”
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