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Do air brakes use brake fluid?
No, they use air pressure or actually the lack of air pressure to stop the vehicle. The brakes are fully on until pressure builds up in the tank releasing the brakes. When you push the brake pedal this removes air from the system and applies the brakes.
How do you adjust brake imbalanced?
We would need to know what type of brakes you have... S-cam air brakes, air disc brakes, air piston brakes, air wedge brakes, hydraulic drum brakes, hydraulic disc brakes... they're all different.
How effective are air brakes verses a standard set of brakes?
Air brakes are just as effective as a standard set of brakes. The advantages to air brakes are that you do not have to worry about leaking brake fluid.
Who discovered brakes?
no one, they were invented
What do air brakes use to make the brakes work?
Compressed air.
How do you replace the air brakes on a 2000 Mercury Mountaineer?
The Mercury Mountaineer has hydraulic brakes, not air brakes.
Who invented the air brakes?
George Westinghouse invented the air brakes
Are disic brakes the same as hydrolic brakes?
No. Hydraulic brakes can be either drum or disc brakes, and these two brake types are available as air brakes and air-over-hydraulic systems, as well.
What are air brakes on a truck?
Visit the following link to learn more about the difference between air brakes and regular car brakes: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-parts/brakes/brake-types/air-brake.htm. In short, air brakes are made to prevent trucks, trains and buses from crashing.
What is the trailer air supply?
supplies air to the trailer brakes to allow the operator to release the brakes
What book do you study for air brakes permit test?
The air brakes portion of your CDL handbook.
Where is the compressor for air brakes for 93 Lincoln Town Car located?
A Lincoln Town Car uses hydraulic brakes, not air brakes.
