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Originally Posted by dave&ginny
I just realized that when my Aspire is parked, the parking brake doesn't activate the tag axle. I find this kind of odd because with air brakes, you apply air to release the brakes.
Has anybody else found this issue?
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That is true only for service brakes. The parking brake is spring loaded and is applied when the air pressure is removed allowing the brakes on the drive axle to be applied. The springs and thus the parking brake is only on the drive axle. This is the same as all air brake equipped trucks. That is why you have to have air pressure before you can release the parking brakes and move the vehicle, conversely they will set automatically if you loose all air pressure. JMHO
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