Trailer parking brakes are not setting
Discussion in 'Freightliner Forum' started by Dorego401, Mar 31, 2021.
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Thanks , I’ll try this! Lines are hooked up correct , if they weren’t I wouldn’t be able to move ♂️. I’ll have to also adjust the brakes this weekend -
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2010-title49-vol5/pdf/CFR-2010-title49-vol5-sec393-42.pdf
Here are federal regs on brakesLast edited: Mar 31, 2021
Dorego401 Thanks this. -
years ago. u had to hook up airlines before backing under trailer. if you didnt. the trailer would move around
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Dino soar Thanks this.
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Is it possible that in Canada it's different? Because here in the states I thought it was mandated like ABS brakes after a certain year.
I certainly could be wrong but that's what I thought it was. -
There are still 4 catagorys of trailers that are exempt from needing spring brakes.
Canada pretty much follows the same rules since FL, KW, White-WesternStar were all built up there when the original fmvss 121 brake legislation was enacted in the early ‘70’s.Dino soar Thanks this. -
I wouldnt advise anyone to adjust brakes if they dont know what theyre doing, but how about this. Had a shop do my brakes and drums, got truck back, brakes werent right, did my own adjustment, they work right and i found i need to replace a slack adjuster, ratcheting pawl isnt working. That ase shop adjusted wrong AND failed to inform me of an obvious mechanical faultJohn E Walker Thanks this. -
Back in the day drivers were expected to know how to adjust their brakes. Blows my mind you need a certification to measure pushrod stroke and adjust it if the auto slack is shot.
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