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  • The Importance of Air Brakes and Wedge Brakes

    The Importance of Air Brakes and Wedge Brakes

    Air brakes are an essential safety device for trucks and buses. They provide the power and force to stop your vehicle and trailer, and they must be inspected and adjusted daily by drivers to ensure th

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  • Air Disc Brake Systems for Trucks and Trailers

    Air Disc Brake Systems for Trucks and Trailers

    The brake system of a truck or trailer is one of the most critical safety features on the vehicle. The quality of the brakes and the maintenance that is required are vital to ensuring that the vehicle

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  • How to Adjust Wedge Brakes

    How to Adjust Wedge Brakes

    Wedge brakes are another type of air drum brake found on some heavy trucks. They use a push rod that directly contacts the brake shoes and drum, pushing the brake shoe linings against the drum. Unlike

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  • How to Adjust a Wedge Brake Chamber

    How to Adjust a Wedge Brake Chamber

    Brake chambers pack the power and force in your vehicle’s braking system, converting pressurized air from the brake pump into mechanical action to apply your brakes. These brakes are critical to your

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  • Air Disc Brake for Trucks and Trailers

    Air Disc Brake for Trucks and Trailers

    In recent years the truck brake industry has seen a big shift from drum to air disc. This is largely due to requiring reduced stopping distances for trucks and trailers. In addition to improving braki

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  • The Use of Wedge Brake Chamber

    The Use of Wedge Brake Chamber

    The wedge brake chamber is a type of air-operated drum brake that uses a push rod to push a wedge between two brake shoes, forcing them out against the inside of a drum. This type of drum brake is oft

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  • The Functions of Air Brake Actuator

    The Functions of Air Brake Actuator

    Air brake actuators play a vital, but often unsung, role in truck and trailer brake systems. Without them, the compressed air within an air reservoir could not be converted into a mechanical force tha

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  • The working principle of Spring Brake Cylinder

    The working principle of Spring Brake Cylinder

    A spring brake cylinder is a type of brake chamber that applies the brakes by means of a large coil spring rather than air. This provides enough force to hold the brakes in the applied position, even

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  • What is an Air Brake Chamber?

    What is an Air Brake Chamber?

    An air brake chamber is a component of an air brake system that converts compressed air pressure to mechanical force. The brake chamber contains a rubber diaphragm, which expands when air pressure is

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  • The two main types of air brake chambers

    The two main types of air brake chambers

    When a vehicle needs to brake, air enters the air brake chamber from the air inlet and a flexible rubber disc called a diaphragm deforms under air pressure, causing the push rod to move. This movement

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