Saskatchewan Air Brake Test 07

Taking the free Saskatchewan Air Brake practice test is a smart move if you are planning to take the official exam. The practice test provides you the opportunity to test your knowledge and understanding of the air brake system and related regulations in Saskatchewan. Not only does it offer you an assessment of your current abilities, but it also helps you identify areas in which you may need to improve.

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At an 80 psi application, a brake chamber with 3/4 inch of slack will stroke how much?

1 1/2 inch

1 1/4 inch

1 3/4 inch

1 1/8 inch

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Since cast iron expands when heated, a hot brake drum can cause the chamber to stroke a further...

1/2 inch

1/4 inch

1/8 inch

3/4 inch

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What is the requirement for your license to operate a vehicle with an air brake system?

A Z endorsement

An A endorsement

A B endorsement

An S endorsement

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After multiple attempts to adjust the automatic slack adjusters, what happens If they are still out of adjustment?

Avoid driving at highway speeds

Keep trying

Take them apart to find the problem

A qualified person should repair them

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Under normal light braking conditions, grossly maladjusted brakes seem to respond how?

Poorly

Satisfactorily

Dangerously

Extremely dangerously

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Stroke limit is +/- what?

1/32 inch

1/64 inch

1/16 inch

1/8 inch

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What does LS refer to for chamber size?

Lead stroke

Level stroke

Long stroke

Least stroke

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Normally how many brake applications of 100 psi per day will keep the brakes properly adjusted with automatic slack adjusters?

Ten to twelve

Eight to ten

Five to eight

Two to four

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Even with cold drums, a vehicle with poorly adjusted brakes will have up to a how much longer stopping distance than normal?

75%

40%

50%

25%

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What is the stroke limit for a type-24LS air chamber?

1 1/4 inch

2 inch

1 3/4 inch

2 1/4 inch

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At high temperature, what happens to the brake lining?

None of these

It breaks away

It wears quickly

It thickens

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What is the stroke limit on a type-24 air chamber?

1 3/4 inch

1 1/2 inch

1 7/8 inch

1 1/4 inch

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What is another word for the length of push-rod travel?

Stroke

Piston travel

Slack

None of these

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What are slack adjusters?

They are mechanical links between the brake-chamber push rod and the camshaft on cam type brakes

They are mechanical links inside the brake-chamber on cam type brakes

None of these

They are hydraulic pistons between the brake-chamber push rod and the camshaft on cam type brakes

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The type-30 air chamber has how much available stroke?

1 3/4 inch

2 1/2 inch

2 5/8 inch

2 1/8 inch

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For manual slack adjusters, compare the actual stroke to the recommended maximum stroke of 1 1/2 inch to determine what?

If the brake lining needs replacement

If the brake pads need replacement

If brake adjustment is necessary

If the brake drums need replacement

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When performing a brake adjustment, why raise the wheel to be adjusted off the ground?

To be able to see clearly

So it rotates freely

To remove any weight that sits on it

All of these

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What is the most common cause of loss of braking?

A ruptured brake line

Small reservoirs

Poor brake adjustment

Old brakes

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Which statement is false? Slack adjusters are available in a variety of...

Lengths

Thicknesses

Torque ratings

Arm configurations

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The entire slack adjuster operates as...

Individual units

A unit

3 units

5 units

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What is the stroke limit for a type-20 air chamber?

1 1/2 inch

1 5/8 inch

1 3/4 inch

1 1/4 inch

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Turn the slack adjustment mechanism until the wheel stops, then back off the adjustment until...

The wheel stops

You hear grinding

The wheel turns freely

There is resistance against the wheel

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A correctly adjusted brake will have how much available slack?

1/8 to 3/16 inch

1/2 to 3/4 inch

1/16 to 1/8 inch

1/4 to 3/8 inch

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What is the purpose of slack adjusters?

To improve the wear of brake pads

To increase the thickness of the brake lining

To maintain proper brake chamber stroke and lining-to-drum clearance during normal operation

All of these

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When must the brakes be adjusted?

When slack reaches 1/4 inch

When slack reaches 3/4 inch

When slack reaches 5/8 inch

When slack reaches 1/2 inch

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If the brakes are badly out of adjustment it may take up to how many brake applications of 100 psi to adjust them?

20 or more

Up to 15

Up to 12

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Are slack adjusters used with wedge-type brakes?

Depending on the type of vehicle

Yes

Only with trailer applications

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What is the stroke limit for a type-30LS air chamber?

2 inch

2 1/2 inch

2 3/4 inch

2 1/4 inch

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How often should automatic slack adjusters be adjusted?

Never

Monthly

Weekly

Daily

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The most efficient braking occurs when push rod travel is held to...

The maximum

3/4 inch

1/2 inch

A minimum

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