Air brakes
We are in our 3rd year of ownership and traveling in our 2006 Itasca Horizon. Retired last year and now have the time for the longer trips. I always like to have a lot of stopping room so everythi...
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racecarfan wrote:mabynack wrote:
Pumping air brakes is NOT recommended because every time you pump them you use up some of the air reserve. Pump them too many times and your brakes will lock up. You should apply them with smooth, steady pressure.
You should have your brakes checked if they aren't working correctly. They may need an adjustment or you may have a weak air line.
you would have to pump your air brakes many times in quick succession to deplete your air supply to the point of brakes locking up/
I have never personally read of or heard of this happening
I have thousands of miles driving air brakes and I will pump/stab mine lots of the time and find its quit effective
When I took my CDL test. I had to pump the brakes until the air was gone, and the buzzer came on. Was a test to see if the brakes were working properly. Didn't take all that long to do it really.
