Air Leak.

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by CP1995, Jan 6, 2018.

  1. d281833

    d281833 Heavy Load Member

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    Highly doubtful he can cage a brake if he's figuring on having a compressor under the bunk.
     
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  3. tnpete

    tnpete Medium Load Member

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    Sometimes I have had the trailer valve leak like that. But just push in on it some. and it will stop hissing air. If so the block is leaking at the Yellow and Red valves.
    Pete
     
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  4. BillStep

    BillStep Light Load Member

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    Trailer air lines could be frozen up. This happened to me Wednesday morning. I did a pump down test then recharged the system. Engaged the trailer brake valve a few times and that cleared the line out and was good to go.
     
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  5. trklife18whls

    trklife18whls Light Load Member

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    if you are in the cold, and on flat terrain, dont pull the trailer brake when you go to sleep, just the tractor. This will eliminate some things... discovering in the morning you have an air leak, frozen trailer brakes in the winter.
     
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  6. Justrucking2

    Justrucking2 Road Train Member

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    If you are in the cold like up here in Michigan, -9 this morning... Put it this way, every morning I wake up and start the truck this past week, I have air leaks galore and coolant dripping from somewhere... Tighten the hose clamps, and let her warm up, all will normally take care of itself. Normal in most cases.
     
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  7. ogre1977

    ogre1977 Bobtail Member

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    I had the same hissing sound from my red valve yesterday, and an even louder hissing from the rear trailer axle. Had to stop at the TA and get a new air bag put on the rear trailer axle.
     
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