Parking brake check.Drivers, to make sure the parking brake can hold your truck, test it like so: 1. Idle engine at 800-850 rpm 2. Set parking brake 3. Shift transfer into LOW 4. Shift transmission into 2d gear, not 5th as before 5. Slowly release clutch If the engine stalls before the truck moves, the parking brake is adjusted correctly. If the truck moves, increase braking action Braking action in aviation is a description of how easily an aircraft can stop after landing on a runway. Either pilots or airport management can report the braking action. by turning clockwise clock·wise adv. & adj. Abbr. cw. In the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock. clockwise Adverb, adj in the direction in which the hands of a clock rotate the knob on top of the brake handle. Keep checking and adjusting until the brake holds when the clutch is slowly released. If you adjust the brake as much as possible and the truck still moves as you release the clutch, your truck is NMC NMC Nursing & Midwifery Council (UK) NMC NSSDC Master Catalog (NASA) NMC Northwestern Michigan College (Traverse City, Michigan) NMC National Meteorological Center until the parking brake is repaired. Park your truck on flat, level ground whenever possible. If you can't, park with the engine facing uphill. Use chocks as an extra safety factor. If you must park with the engine facing downhill, be aware that the parking brake will not hold more than 14,640 pounds on a 40 percent grade. Chocks are suggested here too. How to Park 1. Idle engine at 800-850 RPM 2. Set parking brake 3. Shift transfer into LOW 4. Shift transmission into 2nd gear, not 5th gear as before 5. Slowly release clutch |
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