PAGE 20 — DCA-100SSJU — PARTS AND OPERATION MANUAL (STD) — REV. #2 (05/03/01)
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NO BRAKES IS THE BRAKE LINE BROKEN OR KINKED
?
REPAIR OR REPLACE
.
WEAK BRAKES OR BRAKES PULL TO ONE SIDE IS THE BRAKE LINING GLAZED
?
REBURNISH OR REPLACE
IS THE TRAILER OVERLOADED
?
CORRECT WEIGHT
.
IS THE BRAKE DRUMS SCORED OR GROOVED
?
MACHINE OR REPLACE
.
IS THE TIRE PRESSURE CORRECT
?
INFLATE ALL TIRES EQUALLY
IS THE TIRES UNMATCHED ON THE SAME AXLE
?
MATCH TIRES
.
LOCKING BRAKES IS THE BRAKE COMPONENTS LOOSE
,
BENT OR BROKEN
?
REPLACE COMPONENTS
.
IS THE BRAKE DRUMS OUT
-
OF
-
ROUND
?
REPLACE
.
NOISY BRAKES IS THE SYSTEM LUBRICATED
?
LUBRICATE
.
IS THE BRAKE COMPONENTS CORRECT
?
REPLACE AND CORRECT
DRAGGING BRAKES IS THE BRAKE LINING THICKNESS CORRECT OR IN RIGHT WRONG
POSITION
?
INSTALL NEW SHOES AND LININGS
IS THERE ENOUGH BRAKE FLUID OR CORRECT FLUID
?
REPLACE RUBBER PARTS
FILL WITH DOT
4
FLUID
DCA-100SSJU — TRAILER-BRAKE TROUBLESHOOTING
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