While automatic brake adjusters don’t need a lot of attention, they are far from “set it and forget it.” Like their manual counterparts, periodic inspection and lubrication are critical to optimal ...

Proper brake stroke adjustment and maintenance are critical to commercial vehicle and roadway safety. As part of the Bendix Tech Tips series, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC reminds vehicle ...

The following was published in CCJ's Air Brake Book, 11th edition, sponsored by Silverback HD. CCJ's Air Brake Book is a complementary industry resource, courtesy of ...

Ken-Tool has announced three tools for adjusting drum air brake linkage to remove slack on trucks and trailers. The tools are made to fit Bendix, Haldex and Meritor air braking systems – one for each ...

Automatic brake adjusters don’t need a lot of attention, but they certainly don’t fall in the set-it-and-forget-it category. Periodic inspection and lubrication are critical to optimal performance.

Brake problems don’t start at the roadside—they start in the yard with poor maintenance. One of the most overlooked pieces of a truck’s braking system is the slack adjuster. Many small fleets and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves. Manual slack adjusters require consistent adjustment, while automatics should rarely be touched.

One Eye Industries is shipping the Koo-Way Socket, a patented automatic slack adjuster tool that prevents splines from stripping during regular maintenance. One Eye Industries is shipping the Koo-Way ...

Ken-Tool has announced three new tools to make the task of adjusting drum air brake linkage to remove dangerous slack on trucks and trailers an easier task. The tools, made in the U.S.A., fit Bendix, ...

The National Transportation Safety Board recommendations to brake equipment suppliers have long emphasized caution about manual adjustments for pushrod stroke when automatic slack adjusters [ASAs] are ...