AIR BRAKES PRACTICE TEST - WASHINGTON

6. To check the slack adjusters:
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.
park downhill and see if the vehicle rolls.
check the air hoses connected to the brake chambers to make sure they aren't cut or worn.
7. In vehicles with air brakes, the air compressor governor:
controls how much air the air compressor will pump into the air storage tanks.
controls when the air storage tanks will pump air into the air compressor.
controls when the air compressor will pump air into the air storage tanks.
8. An Anti-lock Braking System (ABS):
lets you drive faster.
keeps your wheels from locking up when you brake hard.
increases your normal braking capability.
9. The supply pressure gauges tell you how much air pressure:
you are applying to the brakes.
is going to the brake chambers.
is in the air tanks.
10. If the air pressure gets too low:
the brakes will not work.
the brakes will lock up.
ABS will help maintain vehicle control.
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