- Block the wheels.
- Apply the parking brake.
- Disconnect the line or plug from the valve's supply and delivery
ports.
- Install the test air pressure gauges.
- Drain the valves on the supply and the delivery ports.
- Start the engine.
- Charge the air supply to full pressure.
- Turn off the engine.
- Exhaust the pressure from the delivery
side slowly while watching the gauges.
Both gauges will show a pressure loss until the valve's closing pressure
is reached. The valve should close within 34 kPa (5 psi) of
the rated pressure.
- If the valve does not close within these specifications, replace
or overhaul the valve (4). Refer to
Pressure Protection Valve Replacement
or
Air Brake System Description and Operation
.