i5. VEHICLE BRAKES UNEVENLY, BRAKES PULL TO ONE SIDE OR GRAB (CONT)
2-1678 Change 1
WARNING
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2.
Are front wheel brake shoes
free from contamination, oil,
and grease?
TEST OPTIONS
Visual inspection
REASON FOR QUESTION
Brakes will slip or bind if brake
shoes are contaminated.
KNOWN INFO
Air tanks pressurized.
POSSIBLE PROBLEMS
Contaminated front wheel
brake shoes.
Faulty front wheel brake
adjustment.
Faulty front axle quick release
valve.
Faulty air hose to front brake
air chamber.
Faulty front brake vent hose.
Faulty front brake air chamber.
Faulty load sensing valve.
Contaminated rear brake
shoes.
Faulty rear wheel brake
adjustment.
Faulty relay valve.
Faulty air hose to rear brake air
chamber.
Faulty rear brake vent hose or
vent valve.
Faulty rear brake air
chamber(s).
NO
Clean brake shoes (para 2-37)
and replace wheel bearing seals
(para 10-2).
YES
3.
Do brakes at one front
wheel fail to apply?
KNOWN INFO
Air tanks pressurized.
Front wheel brake shoes OK.
POSSIBLE PROBLEMS
Faulty front wheel brake
adjustment.
Faulty front axle quick release
valve.
Faulty air hose to front brake
air chamber.
Faulty front brake vent hose.
Faulty front brake air chamber.
Faulty load sensing valve.
Contaminated rear brake
shoes.
Faulty rear wheel brake
adjustment.
Faulty relay valve.
Faulty air hose to rear brake air
chamber.
Faulty rear brake vent hose or
vent valve.
Faulty rear brake air
chamber(s).
TEST OPTIONS
Visual inspection
REASON FOR QUESTION
If one front wheel brake does
not apply, vehicle will pull to
other side when brakes are
applied.
NO
Perform brake shoe clearance
adjustment (para 11-2).
YES
TM 9-2320-365-20-2
