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SECTION 5 Pronar RC2100-2
5.3
DANGER
Do not use the trailer when brake system is out of order.
5.2.2 INITIAL INSPECTION OF AXLE BRAKES
After purchasing trailer, the user is responsible for general checking of brake system of trailer
axle.
Initial inspection of axle brakes must be conducted:
•
after first use,
•
after first travel with load.
Inspection procedures
Hitch trailer to tractor and place chocks under trailer wheel.
Check fixing of cylinder and return springs.
Engage and release in turn the main brake and then the trailer parking brake.
Main brake and parking brake should be engaged and released
without great resistance and severity.
Check cylinder movement and correct return of piston to start position.
The help of a second person is required, who shall engage trailer
brake.
Check if axle elements are in place, (cotter pins in castellated nuts, expansion
rings etc.).
Inspect tightness of the hydraulic cylinders – see section 5.3.2.
5.2.3 CHECKING BRAKE SHOE LININGS FOR WEAR
During use of trailer, friction lining of brake drums is subject to wear. In such a case, the
complete brake shoes should be replaced with new ones. Excessive wear of brake shoes is
the condition in which the thickness of linings which are glued or riveted to steel structures of