TrailMax TRD-54-T - Brake Drum Troubleshooting Chart

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TRD-54-T (22.5)
MACHINE
LIGHT HEAT CHECK NORMAL CONDITION
REPLACE
MISHANDLING
REPLACE. CHECK SHOE
CONTACT AREA.
IMPROPER SHOE
CONTACT
REPLACE SEAL. CLEAN
DRUMS & REPLACE LININGS.
OIL STAINED DRUMS LEAKING SEAL
MACHINE OR DE-GLAZE
WITH EMERY CLOTH
IMPROPERLY CURED
BRAKE LINING
NORMAL CONDITION
POLISHED BRAKE
SURFACE
NON-ASBESTOS LINING
HEAVY HEAT CHECK
IMBALANCED BRAKE
SYSTEM, DRAGGING
BRAKES, OR DRIVER
ABUSE. CAUSED BY
CONSTANT HEATING
AND COOLING OF
BRAKE SURFACE.
REPLACE BRAKE DRUM.
CHECK BRAKE BALANCE,
BRAKE RETURN SPRINGS,
BRAKE ADJUSTMENT,
AND LINING TYPE WITHIN
VEHICLE COMBINATION.
FADING OR WEAK BRAKE
HIGH TEMPERATURES
IN BRAKE SYSTEM, IM-
PROPER ADJUSTMENT,
OR INFERIOR LINING.
CHECK BRAKE DRUM,
LINING CONDITION, AND
BRAKE BALANCE. AVOID
CONDITIONS OR LOADS
WHICH CREATE HIGH
BRAKE TEMPERATURES.
BLUE OR DISCOLORED
BRAKE SURFACE
EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM
DRAGGING BRAKES OR
BRAKE IMBALANCE
BETWEEN TRACTOR
AND TRAILER
MACHINE BRAKE DRUM.
CHECK RETURN SPRINGS
AND FOR BINDING BRAKE
ACTUATION SYSTEM.
NOISE, CHATTER, OR
PULSATING BRAKE
HEAT SPOTTED,
GREASE STAINED,
OR OUT OF ROUND
DRUM OR LOOSE
BRAKE COMPONENTS
CHECK BRAKE DRUM
FOR FAULTY CONDITION
AND REMEDY AS
DESCRIBED IN THIS
SECTION
CRACKED BRAKE DRUM
HEAT CHECKS GROW
AND JOIN TOGETHER
THROUGH DRUM
SECTION
REPLACE BRAKE DRUM.
CHECK BRAKE BALANCE,
BRAKE RETURN SPRINGS,
BRAKE ADJUSTMENT,
AND LINING TYPE WITHIN
VEHICLE COMBINATION.
PROBLEM REMEDYCAUSE
Brake Drum Troubleshooting Chart
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