NJ CDL AIR BRAKES PRACTICE TEST

21. The __________ keeps air from going out if the air compressor develops a leak.
tractor protection valve
emergency relay valve
air compressor drive belt
one-way check valve
22. When you release the brake pedal, the _____ rotates back and a spring pulls the brake shoes away from the drum.
hydraulic brake system
pressure gauge
air compressor belt
S-cam
23. To check the slack adjusters on S-cam brakes, you should:
park on level ground and fan off the air pressure by rapidly applying and releasing the foot brake.
park on level ground, chock the wheels and release the parking brakes, then use gloves and pull hard on each slack adjuster that you can reach.
release the parking brake valve and begin reducing the air pressure by stepping on and off the brake pedal.
All of the above.
24. Air pressure should build up in a single air system, within about:
1 minute.
3 minutes.
15 minutes.
10 minutes.
25. Axle weight is:
the maximum safe weight your tires can carry at a specified pressure.
the weight transmitted to the ground by one axle or one set of axles.
the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of one axle.
the weight of all the axles added together.
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