Section V. GENERAL MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS

TM 9-2330-381-14

PARA. NO.

TITLE

4-14 .......................................... General

4-15 .......................................... Service Brake Adjustment

4-16 .......................................... Platform Steering Alinement

4-17 .......................................... Hydraulic System Check and Fill

4-18 .......................................... Hydraulic Tank Draining

4-19 .......................................... Hydraulic System Bleeding

4-20 .......................................... Hydraulic System Flushing

4-14. GENERAL

This section contains general maintenance instructions that will be referred to in other parts of this manual.

4-15. SERVICE BRAKE ADJUSTMENT

This task covers service brake adjustment.

INITIAL SETUP

Tools

General mechanics tool kit, item 16, appx. B

Equipment Condition

Platform set at road height (para. 2-19)

Semitrailer parked on level ground and coupled to tractor (para. 2-24)

General Safety Instructions

CAUTION

Brake adjustments are mandatory after installing new brakes or performing

maintenance on brakes. Brake adjustments must also be accomplished if any of

the following conditions exist:

The slack adjusters are not level to each other then brakes are applied.

Brake chamber clevis moves more than 2 inches (5.1 cm) from fully released

condition to fully engaged condition (para. 4-10, item no. 3).

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