TM9-2330-371-14&P
This task covers:
INITIAL SETUP
Personnel Required
Tools
Two
Pan, drain
Wrench, 7/16-inch, open-end
Equipment Condition
Wrench, 15/16-inch, open-end
Wrench, 5/8-inch, open-end
Semitrailer hooked to towing vehicle.
Materials/Parts
ACTION
REMARKS
ITEM
LOCATION
NOTE
Silicone brake fluid should be checked when brakes
are adjusted or when new brakeshoe linings are
installed. If the fluid is off color, watery, or lacks a
thin lubricating film when rubbed between the
fingers, the brake system should be drained and
refilled with new fluid.
This procedure is for one wheel. Repeat this
procedure for the other wheels.
Using 5/8-inch and 15/16-inch wrenches,
Vent tube
Brake master
1.
unscrew and take out.
assembly (3)
cylinder (1) and
fillercap (2)
Using 15/16-inch wrench, unscrew and
Fillercap (2)
Brake master
2.
take out.
cylinder (1)
If filling only, go to step 4.
a. Clean.
Bleeder screw (5)
Back of backing
3.
b. Place drain pan under bleeder screw
plate (4)
(5) to catch brake fluid.