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WITH THE CHASSIS COMPLETE, THEY CAN NOW WORK
ON THE AXLE ASSEMBLY. SEMI-TRAILERS
HAVE AN AIR-BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN THE DRIVER
APPLIES THE BRAKES, THERE'S A RELEASE
OF AIR PRESSURE INTO THE BRAKE CHAMBERS, TRIGGERING THE BRAKE SHOES TO BEAR DOWN ON THE BRAKE DRUMS
AND STOP THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE WHEELS AND
SUSPENSION SYSTEM ARE IN PLACE, WORKERS INSTALL THE AXLE
ASSEMBLY UNDER THE TRAILER
ON THE AXLE ASSEMBLY. SEMI-TRAILERS
HAVE AN AIR-BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN THE DRIVER
APPLIES THE BRAKES, THERE'S A RELEASE
OF AIR PRESSURE INTO THE BRAKE CHAMBERS, TRIGGERING THE BRAKE SHOES TO BEAR DOWN ON THE BRAKE DRUMS
AND STOP THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE WHEELS AND
SUSPENSION SYSTEM ARE IN PLACE, WORKERS INSTALL THE AXLE
ASSEMBLY UNDER THE TRAILER
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WITH THE CHASSIS COMPLETE,
00:00:02.006 --> 00:00:05.095
THEY CAN NOW WORK
ON THE AXLE ASSEMBLY.
00:00:07.008 --> 00:00:09.083
SEMI-TRAILERS
HAVE AN AIR-BRAKE SYSTEM.
00:00:09.832 --> 00:00:11.878
WHEN THE DRIVER
APPLIES THE BRAKES,
00:00:11.088 --> 00:00:13.862
THERE'S A RELEASE
OF AIR PRESSURE
00:00:13.864 --> 00:00:15.333
INTO THE BRAKE CHAMBERS,
00:00:15.335 --> 00:00:16.998
TRIGGERING THE BRAKE SHOES
00:00:17.000 --> 00:00:20.422
TO BEAR DOWN ON THE BRAKE DRUMS
AND STOP THE VEHICLE.
00:00:23.592 --> 00:00:26.598
ONCE THE WHEELS AND
SUSPENSION SYSTEM ARE IN PLACE,
00:00:26.006 --> 00:00:30.055
WORKERS INSTALL THE AXLE
ASSEMBLY UNDER THE TRAILER.
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Movie Summary
Television series that documents how various everyday products are made.