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Our Facilitators travel to wherever you are
to provide regional, interactive learning clinics,
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6 Farnham Crescent
London . Ontario . Canada
N6K 1K1
Tel: 519 . 641 . 6770
Fax: 519 . 641 . 6046
email: ron@freinmeister.com |
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Clinics |
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Mechanical Brake Systems
3-Hour Clinic |
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Program opens with discussion on shop safety around air systems
- Pre-class technical quiz.
- S-Cam brake wheel-on troubleshooting.
- S-Cam brake drum-off troubleshooting.
- Brake chambers & spring brakes.
- Removal & disposal of spring brakes
- Automatic brake adjusters, mark and measure.
- Trailer axle inspection.
- Cast spoke wheels.
- Wheel bearing adjustment.
- ECU's, Modulators, sensors by Bendix and Meritor-Wabco
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Air Brake Systems
3-Hour Clinic |
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Program opens with discussion on shop safety around air brake systems.
- Automatic drain valves
- Varying air system pressures.
- Truck Charging system
- Assorted air dryers
- Double check relay valves
- Tractor air systems
- FF-2 Trailer systems
- Reservoir Priority semi-trailer air systems
- Spring brake priority semi-trailer air systems
- Converter dollies
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Trailer Systems Only (TSO)
3-Hour Clinic |
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Program opens with a confirmation of what you expect from any tractor.
- Clean dry compressed air.
- Trailer mechanics Must know how and when the compressed air gets to the nose of the semi-trailer.
- Identify objectives for participation.
- Discuss TMC-RP423 Trailer air line color codes.
- 20 year semi-trailer life is normal. Are you familiar with air system differences from then to now?
- Understanding differences between the newer Parking brake priority and service reservoir priority systems.
- Automatic brake adjusters - What's Good, What's Bad? All five North American brands discussed.
- Cutting pushrods - Results of what happens when cut too long, or too short.
- Spring brake chamber operation- standard 30/30, long stroke 30/30.
- S-Cam basics - What a Mark and Measure test proves.
- Explain single, double semi-trailer air systems along with "B" trains. How can you properly check each system?
- Brass fittings - everything is changing to push-on quick-lock fittings
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Antilock Brake Systems
3-Hour Clinic |
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Program opens with discussion on shop safety around air systems
- Theory of ABS.
- Bus/truck ABS.
- Tractor ABS.
- ABS components,ECU's, Modulators, sensors by Bendix and Meritor-Wabco Trailer ABS.
- ABS componentsfor semi-trailers, ECU's, Modulators, sensors by Bendix, Haldex and Meritor-Wabco.
- Basic troubleshooting without computers and software Legislation.
- Driving with ABS
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Air Systems, Inspection & Adjustment - 4 Hour Clinic |
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Program begins with roadside inspection of 15 virtual tractor/semi-trailer air systems.
- Work through a series of truck, tractor and semi-trailer drawings.
- Identify air system function - air compressor, several air dryer models.
- Discuss AL factor and how each brake gets it's power.
- Braking power achieved by both manual and automatic brake adjusters.
- Brake chambers and spring brakes - standard, long stroke and long-stroke with welded clevis yoke.
- Discuss automatic brake adjuster installation and troubleshooting.
- S-Cam brake basics - What is a Mark and Measure test?
- Routine maintenance is seldom routine.
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Wheel-end Maintenance is
not Magic - 3 Hour Clinic |
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Discussions with mechanics on the flying wheel issues.
- Why do wheels fly off? Is there one style of wheel that is more troublesome?
- Wheel styles, one-piece, two piece and three piece wheels.
- Wheel nut choices, wheel hubs and wheel bearing adjustment.
- Wheel inspection.
- Wheel reconditioning.
- Drum mounting.
- Spindle torque.
- Lubrication.
- Service tool choices
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