Diseases of the air brake system; their causes, symptoms and cure . Diseases of the Air Brake Sy:>tem. Ill triple-valves. The marks of the hammer clearly show the cause of the crack. When a gasket joint sticks^ persuasion generally works better than force in getting it loose. Plate 34. Nos. 1 and 2 are two triple valve pistons, on whichthe gum and dirt are beautifully shown. The smallerone, Xo. 2, was taken out of a freight triple on a carw^hich came in with 412-inch flat spots on eight wheels,because the brake stuck. The lot of emergency-valve gaskets, marked 3, showthe effect of neglect a
Diseases of the air brake system; their causes, symptoms and cure . Diseases of the Air Brake Sy:>tem. Ill triple-valves. The marks of the hammer clearly show the cause of the crack. When a gasket joint sticks^ persuasion generally works better than force in getting it loose. Plate 34. Nos. 1 and 2 are two triple valve pistons, on whichthe gum and dirt are beautifully shown. The smallerone, Xo. 2, was taken out of a freight triple on a carw^hich came in with 412-inch flat spots on eight wheels,because the brake stuck. The lot of emergency-valve gaskets, marked 3, showthe effect of neglect and carelessness (particular!}- in theuse of too much oil in the brake cylinder) and graphicallyillustrate a frequent cause of the blow from the triple-valve exhaust about which we hear so much complaint. Plate 35. Plate 35. though not very beautiful, is exceedinglyinstructive. The sections of train-pipe shown were taken fromunder a refrigerator car, the pile of dirt numbered 2being the accumulation shaken out of a piece only 8 feetlong. Pile Xo. 1 was shaken out
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