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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charlie good time wrote:
Air pressure RELEASES brakes.Brakes are applied by strong springs as air pressure is released.That is why you can not move until air pressure is adequate at start up.Slack adjusters might not be working correctly . In any case have them checked.
Charlie,
You are correct about the parking brake operation on air brake equipped coaches. However, he's not having difficulty in moving from a parked position, he's having troubles doing what appears to be a harder stop. The pedal on an air brake equipped coach should definitely not go to the floor, heck, on any coach for that matter.
If it were mine, I'd park in a parking lot some place, or at home, if you have a level spot and, build up air pressure, DO NOT APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE, have a partner apply the brakes hard while you maybe kneel down along side the coach at various points to see and or hear, if you can detect an air leak of some sort.
Our coach is very similar to yours . It's an '04 Itasca Horizon 36GD with the C-7 330HP CAT. It presently has 62,000 miles on the clock and, at present, it has around 90% still left on the brake shoes. Yours SHOULD be even better in what's remaining in brake shoes.
The fact that your pedal is traveling to the floor is not good and, fanning the brakes or pumping the pedal will not help. You've got an issue some place and it needs to be checked out pronto. Good luck.
Scott
