Operation & Maintenance Manual
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LG946L Wheel Loader
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1-Parking brake air chamber 2-Manual control brake valve 3-Combination valve of oil water
Separator 4-Air compressor 5-Air Storage Tank 6- Air brake valve 7-Air booster pump
Figure 5-3 Single Brake Pedal Braking System Principle Diagram (with power cutting off switch)
3.1 Driving Brake System
As shown in Figure 5-3, this system is the single line. When the brake pedal is stepped on
during driving, the compressed air in air tank 5 flows through air brake valve 6 into the air
chamber of the air booster pump. The compressed air pushes the piston of the booster pump to
change the oil pressure (oil pressure is about 14MPa). Brake fluid pushes the piston of the caliper
disk brake and makes the friction disk contact the brake plate to achieve the purpose of slowing
and braking.
Release the brake pedal, and the compressed air of the booster pump drains from the brake
valve to the atmosphere and the brake is released.
3.2 Driving Brake System
This system contains two models: electrical and pneumatical caliper disk brake system and
electrical and pneumatical oil inside shoes brake system. When driving, and the temperature of
the compressed air in the brake system is between the normal range, turn the operation button of
the brake electrical valve and the button automatically pops up. The compressed air in the gas
tank goes into the parking brake chamber through the brake valve, which makes the spring push
the piston to release the brake, the brake is off. When emergency braking or stopping is needed,
press the operation button to cut off the solenoid valve. The compressed air in the parking brake
chamber goes into the atmosphere through the exhaust port of solenoid valve. Pull the brake
under the effect of spring in order to achieve the purpose of the brake, while the output pressure
signal controls parking brake indicator lightened to remind the operator that the vehicle is