The key to increasing the service life of a truck’s spring brake chamber system is to know what to look for, and how to spot safety problems easily during a daily pre-trip inspection. Often overlooked ...

Semi air brakes rely on compressors, reservoirs, dryers, valves, brake chambers, pushrods, and S-cams to move shoes or pads ...

Step 6: Apply anti-seize compound to parts before reassembling them. Failing air chambers provide little warning of the trouble looming within. Their demise is usually sudden, accompanied by the ...

Any time is a good time for a close look at the brake chambers on a truck, tractor, or dolly. But winter — when the snow falls and the road salt flies — is perhaps the best time to do it. Call it ...

Failing air chambers provide little warning of the trouble looming within. Their demise is usually sudden, accompanied by the agonizing sound of escaping air as the parts exhale for the last time.