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Cageing air brakes
The plugs are called dust covers and are available from truck parts suppliers individually or in bulk. Their use is encouraged to prevent corrosion in thye brake chamber if rain and road debris is allowed to enter. Get them in the same place you buy your caging pin assemblies.- fasttruck
- Post #12
- Forum: M939 series 5 ton trucks
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Cageing air brakes
Caging pins will be required to tow a vehicle when it is impossible to supply air from the towing vehicle to keep the emergency brake released. Dual service brake chambers are found on drive and trailer axles. They are not usually found on steering axles as the designer doesn't want the driver...- fasttruck
- Post #5
- Forum: M939 series 5 ton trucks
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Cageing air brakes
Obviously you have to insure that a caging pin assembly for each dual service brake chamber is present. It is not uncommon to get a vehicle through DRMO/GovPlanet with this component missing. There is a place to stow the pin on the side of the brake chamber it serves. A 3/4" box wrench is...- fasttruck
- Post #4
- Forum: M939 series 5 ton trucks