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Hi Keb, I have about a month left of school, give or that a couple of weeks. The school calls and makes the road test appointments when they think your ready. Would you guys recommend getting "certified" in doing your own brake adjustments? They are pushing it on us at school for $125.00..
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Hi Keb, I have about a month left of school, give or that a couple of weeks. The school calls and makes the road test appointments when they think your ready. Would you guys recommend getting "certified" in doing your own brake adjustments? They are pushing it on us at school for $125.00..
I've never heard anything about being certified to perform brake adjustments. In regards to air-brakes on a tractor trailer, the only adjustments that I know of pertain 1 inch of play allowed when testing the slack adjusters. I know that there is a nut that can be turned to increase or decrease the amount of play in order to keep it at one inch (or less), but I never knew there was any type of certification issued or required by anyone to do it. I learned that during the pre-trip inspection part of class.

I would check with the companies I'm applying with to see if a cert like that would be of any use to them.
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True - I guess passing is all that matters. Now off to "real" school huh? Yeah I'll try to start a good thread. It prob. won't be as detailed as Everetttrucker's. That's just good work he's done.


Anywhoo - stay in touch! And I'll see ya on the board...
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Slack adjuster's are for the most part auto adjusting. If you do find yourself in a pinch and one is out (like if found by a DOT inspection), you have to be certified to do the work yourself...most guys just find a truckstop and let the company pay a tech to handle it. I'd rather do that than crawl around under the truck...up to you.
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