NC CDL AIR BRAKES PRACTICE TEST

11. To check the slack adjusters:
check the air hoses connected to the brake chambers to make sure they aren't cut or worn.
park downhill and see if the vehicle rolls.
Park on level ground and chock the wheels, release the parking brakes and pull hard on each slack adjuster. The slack adjuster shouldn't move more than one inch.
None of the above.
12. If your vehicle has an alcohol evaporator, every day during cold weather, you should:
ensure that compressed air usually has some water and some  compressor oil in it.
fill it up with oil to prevent the pipes from freezing.
fill it up with oil to prevent alcohol from freezing.
check the alcohol container and fill up as necessary.
13. Slack adjusters:
regulate the distance that the air brake has to travel to apply friction to the wheel.
are the linkage between the operating rod in the brake chamber and drum brakes or disk brakes in an air brake system.
are used to adjust the brakes on an air-brake system.
All of the above.
14. Antilock brakes:
let you drive faster.
decrease your stopping distance.
help you stop faster.
None of the above.
15. Emergency brakes are:
required on all vehicles.
not required on commercial vehicles with air brakes.
not required on doubles.
not required on buses.
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