SK Air Brake Test 7
- Perfect for first-time and renewal commercial applicants, and those adding endorsements
- Based on 2024 SK commercial driver's licence manual
- Triple-checked for accuracy
- Updated for October 2024
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correct answers to pass
passing score
- A ratio valve is used in vehicles equipped with
- What is the primary function of a one-way check valve in an air brake system?
- Which of the following is NOT used to warn of a low air pressure condition?
- What is the term for when the governor initiates the compressor to enter its pumping phase?
- What is integrated near the rear brake chambers to help correct brake lag?
- Older trucks may have a front wheel limiting valve that is controlled by what mechanism?
- For what primary reason is an air dryer utilized in an air brake system?
- What is the name of the second reservoir in an air brake system?
- Where would you normally find the one-way check valve in an air brake system?
- If a safety valve releases excess pressure, what could this signal?
- What is a low-pressure warning device that drops into the driver's field of vision referred to as?
- How is the supply reservoir safeguarded from over-pressurization and possible rupture?
- What is affixed to the surface of the brake shoes in an air brake system?
- Why do front brake assemblies mount the brake chamber and slack adjuster on the backing plate?
- What occurs when the air pressure in the reservoir decreases?
- Do air dryers eliminate all moisture from the air in the brake system?
- The tractor protection system must kick in before air pressure falls below
- Which of the following is not true regarding the functions of a spring-brake chamber?
- What is the main function of the tractor protection system?
- What does the phrase 'caging the brakes' refer to?
- What happens when air from the spring-brake circuit is released?
- What does 'blended air' mean in the context of an air brake system?
- What factor dictates the arrangement and installation of parking brakes and piping in a vehicle air brake system?
- The power spring can be manually compressed using what, if air pressure cannot be restored in the service-brake chamber and the vehicle needs to be moved?
- To prevent compounding, when should the park brake be released?
- In a dual-circuit system, where does pressurized air move from the supply reservoir to?
- How many key functions does the trailer-supply valve perform?
- Who should disassemble and dispose of all discarded spring-brake chambers?
- How many separate air chambers do spring brakes comprise of?
- At which pressure will the spring brakes apply themselves?
- What's the purpose of an air pressure gauge in a brake system?
- The rear chamber, which houses a large, robust compression spring and diaphragm that serves for emergency and parking functions, is sometimes known as what?
- What constitutes the tractor protection system?
- What happens when you operate the park control valve?
- A two-way check valve shifts the shuttle so that what can occur?
- Why are spring brakes a reliable parking brake option?
- Upon operating the park control valve, from where is air exhausted?
- During a controlled service brake application, where does air pressure act upon that results in a specific reaction?
- In case a failure occurs in the primary circuit and a brake application is made, control air from the secondary side of the foot valve is redirected to where?
- After all air is lost, how can a vehicle with spring brakes still be moved?
- Which brakes does the primary reservoir operate under normal conditions?
- Where are spring brakes always installed?
- What's the primary function of the dual-circuit air system?
- Where is an anti-compound line sometimes installed in an air brake system?
- When does compounding of the brakes occur?
- If the air pressure in the brake system falls below roughly what pressure, the spring brake may start to drag?
- If your unit lacks dead-end couplers, what should you do?
- At what angle should the couplers be to each other when connecting the glad hands?
- What is the typical profile of the trailer-supply valve?
- What provides air to the trailer-supply valve?