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Brake Checklist: Anybody have one?

Yahoo Message Number: 14649
I had a great checklist for running through a periodic test of our air and emergency braking system, but alas, it must have gone out along with old Camper World catalogs and RV park brochures. Looking through the Files and trying to 'Google up same, has not produced anything.

Anyone out there have one?

Dick Stearns
Allure #30519

Re: Brake Checklist: Anybody have one?

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 14723
Dick,

Not sure exactly what you want, and I don't have a "checklist" with me, but several years ago I wrote a training manual for commercial drivers and had a chapter on checking the service and emergency braking systems. Essential it went like this and I'm going from memory.

Check Air System For Leaks:

Start Engine Allow Air System to Charge Completely (system is charged fully when air pressure gauge reaches maximumpressure for you unit and indicator stops climbing)

Release Emergency Brake and Step Hard on Service Brakes (brake pedal) and hold for one minute. Should be an initial drop in pressure or 5 to 10 psi as brake pedal is applied and then gauge should hold steady for the next minute. If more than 3 to 5 psi is lost after the inital drop and during the minute of holding down the brake pedal, check system for leaks.

Check Emergency Brake:

With the vehicle travleing at 3 to 5 miles per hour, pull out the emergency brake control (the yellow). Brakes should apply immediately, not pull to left or right and vehicle shold come to an immediate stop. Caution, this must be performed at less than 5 mph.

Check Low Air Warning Device and Emergency Brake Application:

With vehicle chocked, release brakes, begin pumping brake pedal.
When air pressure reaches approximate 60 psi, low air warning device (light and audible) should come on. Continue pumping brake pedal and at approximate 30 to 45 psi emergency brakes should activate as indicated by the yellow brake relase knob popping out and applying brakes.

Check Air Compressor and Governor:

With engine running and wheels chocked, perform the same test above to Check Low Air Warning Device and Emergency Brake Application.
After emergency brakes apply and yellow knob pops out, stop pumping brake pedal and see how quikcly the air compressor rebuilds the air pressure in the tanks and then cuts out. On average it should take no more than two minutes to fully rebuild the pressure in the tank to approximate 110 to 120 psi.

Hope this is what you were looking for.

Bill

CC Inspire # 51078

Quote from: Richard Stearns
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I had a great checklist for running through a periodic test of our
air and emergency

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braking system, but alas, it must have gone out along with old
Camper World catalogs and

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RV park brochures. Looking through the Files and trying
to 'Google up same, has not

Re: Brake Checklist: Anybody have one?

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 14732
I believe there is a good checklist and description in CDL manuals.
Since that is a federal regulation I think any state CDL manual should have this info. rvmike 2000 Allure 30493

Re: Brake Checklist: Anybody have one?

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 14761
A quick search of the web under "air brake check" found this one:
http://www.bendix.com/downloads/DualAirBrakeCheckSystemLst.pdf
Dean

95 Magn 5280

Quote from: Richard Stearns
I had a great checklist for running through a periodic test of our
air and emergency

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braking system, but alas, it must have gone out along with old
Camper World catalogs and

Quote
RV park brochures. Looking through the Files and trying
to 'Google up same, has not

Re: Brake Checklist: Anybody have one?

Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 14787
Also, if you look in the files section, you will find a general check sheet that was sent to me a few years ago. I have used it and it is not difficult to follow.

Jim Hughes

2000 Allure #30511

Quote from: Dean
A quick search of the web under "air brake check" found this one:
>http://www.bendix.com/downloads/DualAirBrakeCheckSystemLst.pdf >

Dean

95 Magn 5280

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Re: Brake Checklist: Anybody have one?

Reply #5 –
Yahoo Message Number: 14794
Thanks to all...I received several private messages on this subject and then remembered the source of my previous checklist: The driving school sponsored by the Life on Wheels folks. Thanks Tony and Jim.

Dick Stearns

2000 Allure #30519

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