Air Brake Practice Test 04

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. In the spring parking brake system, the brakes are applied by spring pressure and retracted by what?

None of these

Hydraulics

Spring pressure

Air pressure

2 / 30

Is the installation of spring parking brakes and their piping arrangements done the same in all vehicle air brake systems?

All but tandem trailers

All but fire trucks

Yes

3 / 30

During normal service brake operation, wat happens to the parking brake spring?

Nothing happens

It retracts

It does not expand

It does expand

4 / 30

What can be accomplished by installing a control valve in the cab and a front brake limiting valve on the front axle?

To reduce the speed of the vehicle without braking

Reduce the braking effort to the front wheels

None of these

To improve vehicle mileage

5 / 30

Instruction on how to cage is usually found where?

With the vehicle's manual

From a licensed mechanic

From the carrier

On the body of the parking brake chamber

6 / 30

What is meant by compounding?

The force applied by the spring brakes and the service brake

The force applied when the air pressure is below 35 psi

The force applied by the service brakes when the vehicle is fully stopped

The force applied by the spring brakes when the vehicle is still in motion

7 / 30

The effectiveness of the spring parking brake depends on what?

The pressure the spring provides

The service brake adjustment

The size of the spring

The type of brakes

8 / 30

Spring parking brake chambers should never be disassembled without first doing what?

Finding out which spring has to be caged

Releasing the spring

Compressing the spring with a caging bolt

Releasing the air pressure

9 / 30

Where does the air in the control line 'dead end' to?

The two-way valve

The quick release valve

The relay valve

The one-way valve

10 / 30

What is an automatic limiting valve?

It will hold off brake application to the front wheels from 0 to 10 psi, depending on how it has been pre-set

It will hold off brake application to the front wheels from 35 to 40 psi, depending on how it has been pre-set

It will hold off brake application to the front wheels from 25 to 30 psi, depending on how it has been pre-set

It will hold off brake application to the front wheels from 15 to 20 psi, depending on how it has been pre-set

11 / 30

Some spring parking brakes can be released mechanically by doing what?

Turning them down

Turning them up

Letting them cool

Winding them off

12 / 30

After overheating the brake drums, when should you set the spring parking brake?

After you have verified the brake drum is cool to the touch

The brakes no longer grab

There is no longer any smoke coming from the brakes

The brake temperature gauge has a level reading

13 / 30

What should the brake chamber be fitted with to ensure debris will not enter the chamber?

A dust cap

Nothing

A filter

A fan

14 / 30

The control valve is set in what position for dry road surfaces?

Normal

Smooth

Rough

Wet

15 / 30

How many uses does the relay valve have?

Two

Three

One

Four

16 / 30

What is the danger of disassembling a spring parking brake unit?

Springs are under extreme pressure and could cause serious personal injury if disassembly is attempted

There is no danger

They could break

They could get stuck

17 / 30

Disassembly of a spring brake chamber should be done by...

All of the above

The vehicle owner

A qualified mechanic or technician

The driver

18 / 30

With an automatic limiting valve, brake applications between 40 psi and 60 psi are reduced to...

Less than 45%

Less than 20%

Less than 60%

Less than 50%

19 / 30

The spring parking brake system can also act as what?

Hydraulic brakes

An emergency brake

Air-over hydraulic brakes

Service brakes for the trailers

20 / 30

On the pre-trip air brake inspection, you must ensure that the parking brake spring is not...

Manually caged

Wrong size

Missing

Expanded

21 / 30

How are the brakes caged?

With a twist of the release valve

With a bolt that runs beside the chamber body

With a valve that releases the spring

With a bolt that runs through the centre of the chamber body, which is turned to compress the spring

22 / 30

What should always be done when caging the parking brake spring?

Blocking the wheels

Releasing the two-way valve

Turning off the compressor

Draining the wet tank

23 / 30

What happens to allow reservoir air pressure to flow to the spring parking brake chambers?

None of these

Releasing the foot valve

Closing the control valse

Opening the control valve

24 / 30

What is another word for when the spring compresses?

Shrinks

Cages

Pushes

Downsizes

25 / 30

when the brake drum has expanded because of extreme heating, when the brake drum starts to cool and contract, the pressure exerted by the spring parking brake may cause the brake drum to do what?

Crack or warp

Stop the vehicle quickly

None of these

Fall off

26 / 30

Which statement is false? When parking a vehicle with over heated brakes...

Block the wheels

Keep the engine running between 600 and 900 rpm

Park on level ground

Stop the engine and leave the transmission in the lowest gear

27 / 30

Anytime the reservoir pressure drops to approximately 35 psi, what happens?

The spring parking brakes will be activated

A warning light activates

Nothing

The pressure gauge activates

28 / 30

Some systems may have an additional valve controlled by a blue button that applies what?

The trailer service brakes

Only the tractor spring parking brakes and not the trailer spring parking brakes

None of these

The trailer spring brakes

29 / 30

Parking brakes should be in what position before making a service brake application?

The release position

The activated position

The forward position

The resting position

30 / 30

Which statement is false? How quickly the spring brakes will stop the vehicle depends on such factors as...

The weight and speed of the vehicle

The spring force of the spring brakes that have been installed

The type of spring brakes

The adjustment of the service brakes

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