TM 9-2330-379-14&P
Section IX BRAKE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
Page
Page
Air Brake Chamber
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4-125
Gladhands ..................................................
4-129
Air Lines and Fittings
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4-126
Handbrake System .....................................
4-90
Auxiliary Brake Lever
..................................
4-97
Manual Release of Spring Brake................
4-93
Detailed Troubleshooting .................................
4-79
Rear Dolly Air Reservoirs ...........................
4-140
Drain Cock........................................................
4-144
Service Brake Assembly.............................
4-103
Emergency Relay Valves .................................
4-131
Spring Brake Chamber ...............................
4-95
Front Dolly Air Reservoirs.................................
4-138
Wedge Assembly........................................
4-121
DETAILED TROUBLESHOOTING
This task covers:
Detailed troubleshooting of the brake system.
INITIAL SETUP
Tools
Equipment conditions
General mechanics tool set
Spring brake manually caged (if rear
brake) (page 4-93).
Service brake disassembled (page 4-103).
NOTE
The information contained in this section pinpoints many of the most common brake problems and lists
the most probable causes of the problem. It is impossible to list all of the possible problems that may
occur and their causes. This information should be reviewed with respect to the information presented on
pages 4-18 and 4-29 to determining the cause of the problem.
LOCATION
ITEM
ACTION
1.
Automatic adjuster (1) not working. (This condition can be isolated by the following}
4-79
