Re: [MV] trailer brakes

From: Stephen & Jeanne Keith (cckw@comcast.net)
Date: Thu Dec 25 2003 - 06:30:40 PST


OR rust the shoes to the drums

OR cause the wheel cylinders to stick in the out position...

Steve AKA Dr Deuce

----- Original Message -----
From: "GOTaM35" <GOTaM35@joetrapp.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] trailer brakes

> Well here's a question. If the new style trailers have the reserve tank,
do
> we need to bleed the air from that tank when the trailer is parked? It
> would seem to me if you have a real tight system the "brake away" brakes
> would apply when you unhook the trailer or you loose air on your truck
> (about 1 hour with mine) and the brakes would apply. This would leave the
> hydraulics applied until the tank on the trailer leaked down. Wouldn't
this
> over work the system and lead to leaky wheel cylinders? Enquiring minds
> want to know.
>
> Joe Trapp
>
>
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