Practice question

Technician A says shoe-to-drum clearance on a manual-slack-adjuster S-cam brake is set by adjusting the slack adjuster until the shoes lightly contact the drum, then backing off to spec. Technician B says automatic slack adjusters should be set the same way at every PM. Who is correct?

  1. B only
  2. A only
  3. Both A and B
  4. Neither A nor B

Answer: B — A only

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