VEHICLE BRAKES UNEVENLY, BRAKES PULL TO ONE SIDE OR GRAB

TM 9-2320-366-20-2

i5. VEHICLE BRAKES UNEVENLY, BRAKES PULL TO ONE SIDE OR GRAB

INITIAL SETUP

Personnel Required

Equipment Conditions

(2)

Engine shut down (TM 9-2320-366-10-1).

Tools and Special Tools

Goggles, Industrial (Item 15, Appendix C)

Tool Kit, Genl Mech (Item 46, Appendix C)

Trestle, Motor Vehicle Maintenance (2) (Item 47, Appendix C)

Wrench, Torque, 0-175 lb-ft (Item 58, Appendix C)

START

KNOWN INFO

TEST OPTIONS

Air tanks pressurized.

Visual inspection

Does vehicle pull to left or

POSSIBLE PROBLEMS

REASON FOR QUESTION

right when brakes are

applied?

Contaminated front wheel

Failure or binding of front

brake shoes.

brakes on one side of vehicle

Faulty front wheel brake

will cause vehicle to pull to

adjustment.

one side.

Faulty front axle quick release

valve.

Faulty air hose to front brake

air chamber.

Faulty front brake vent hose.

Faulty front brake air chamber.

Faulty load sensing valve.

Contaminated rear brake

shoes.

Faulty rear wheel brake

adjustment.

Faulty relay valve.

Faulty air hose to rear

brake air chamber.

YES

Go to step 7 of this fault.

Faulty rear brake vent

hose or vent valve.

Faulty rear brake air

chamber(s).

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