Manitoba Air Brake Test 06

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1 / 30

Which statement is false? An inspection of the vehicle's air lines includes checking for the following defects...

Wrong gladhands

Audible air leak

Improper fittings used to connect or repair an air line

Damaged or worn air lines

2 / 30

How are air brake chamber air leaks detected?

Audibly

Visually

Warning lights

Warning gauges

3 / 30

Which statement is false? Inspecting air compressor belts, it is defective when the belt is...

Knotted

Frayed

Cut

Loose

4 / 30

Does the distance between the center of the camshaft and the clevis pin always be the same on each end of a steering axle?

Yes

Only on trailers

With older system only

5 / 30

Which statement is false? An inspection of a vehicle's air brake chambers includes checking for the following defects...

mismatched slack adjuster effective length on a steering axle

Cracks and non-manufactured holes

Audible air leaks

Matched air brake chamber size on a steering axle

6 / 30

Do some models of slack adjusters use varying patterns of holes that can result in a different appearance on each end of an axle, even when they are correctly attached?

Yes

Never

Only with a tandem trailer

Only with older vehicles

7 / 30

To test the air-pressure build-up time, reduce the system pressure to below what psi?

60 psi

50 psi

70 psi

80 psi

8 / 30

The vehicle fails the low air-pressure warning, what happens?

The driver is fined

The vehicle is not allowed to remain in operation

The test can be performed a second time

The owner if fined

9 / 30

The air brake system is defective when cut-in pressure is below how much psi?

76 psi

90 psi

80 psi

100 psi

10 / 30

If the vehicle fails the test, it must be reported to the operator and repaired...

Before the vehicle can be operating again

Before the next inspection

Or the driver is fined

Or the owner is fined

11 / 30

Can brake imbalance affect the steering?

Yes

If the brakes are not adjusted correctly

Only if the tires are mismatched

12 / 30

To ensure balanced braking, slack adjusters on each side of an axle should be...

The same effective lengths

The same thickness

The same material

The same make

13 / 30

The air brake system is defective if the time required to build up air pressure exceeds how much?

3 minutes

5 minutes

2 minutes

4 minutes

14 / 30

Does the brake on each end of an axle have the same size air brake chamber to ensure brake forces are balanced?

Depends on the brake size

Depends on the wheel size

Yes

15 / 30

To test the air-pressure build-up time, the engine should be idling between...

600 and 900 rpm

900 and 1100 rpm

1200 and 1400 rpm

It doesn't matter

16 / 30

Does the engine need to be running to test the low air-pressure warning device?

Buses only

Straight trucks only

Yes

17 / 30

Begin the test of the low air-pressure warning device with the pressure above what psi?

100 psi

120 psi

110 psi

90 psi

18 / 30

Which statement is false? An inspection of the foundation brake components includes checking for the following defects...

Too thick of a lining

Damaged, missing or malfunctioning foundation brake components

Brake-shoe lining not contacting the brake drum

Cracked, loose, missing or contaminated brake lining, improper drum contact or lining thickness that is less than required

19 / 30

To test the air-pressure build-up time, observe the time required for the air pressure to rise from...

85 to 100 psi

110 to 125 psi

65 o 80 psi

55 to 70 psi

20 / 30

When testing system air-loss for a straight truck, tractor or bus, what is the maximum allowable air loss?

5 psi per minute

4 psi per minute

3 psi per minute

6 psi per minute

21 / 30

To test the low air-pressure warning device, pressure in the system must be reduced to where the point where the device activates at what psi?

35 psi

45 psi

75 psi

55 psi

22 / 30

Actual cut-out pressure must not be higher than how much psi?

135 psi

145 psi

165 psi

125 psi

23 / 30

Which statement is false? There is often a noticeable change in the behaviour of brakes with drums or rotors that are...

Defective

Misaligned

Broken

Cracked

24 / 30

An inspection of a vehicle's air tanks includes checking...

For an insecurely mounted air tank

None of the above

For wrong hoses attached

For wrong size tanks

25 / 30

Actual cut-out pressure must not be lower than how much psi?

120 psi

140 psi

150 psi

130 psi

26 / 30

The size of an air brake chamber is based on...

The wheel size

The size of the air hoses

Manufacturers dimensions

The area of the chamber diaphragm in square inches

27 / 30

Which hoses and tubes are more likely to suffer damage?

Those which are against the vehicle frame and other structural parts

Those which are exposed

Those which come from the primary tank

Those which come from the secondary tanks

28 / 30

Most warning devices will activate above what psi?

80 psi

70 psi

60 psi

50 psi

29 / 30

When testing the governor, the cut-in pressure setting is normally how much below the cut-out pressure setting?

50 to 55 psi

30 to 35 psi

20 to 25 psi

40 to 45 psi

30 / 30

Which statement is false? An inspection of a vehicle's air compressor includes...

Mounting

Fasteners

Brackets

Type

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