Brake problems don’t start at the roadside—they start in the yard with poor maintenance. One of the most overlooked pieces of a truck’s braking system is the slack adjuster. Many small fleets and ...

Let our deep industry knowledge become your data-driven insights Manually adjusting an automatic slack adjuster can not only lead to more brake problems down the road, it can also lead to accidents.

Like their manual counterparts, periodic inspection and lubrication are critical to optimal performance of automatic slack adjuster.

TORONTO, Ont. – A surprise brake blitz by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) in May has led inspectors to believe there’s a big problem with drivers manually adjusting self-adjusting slack ...

Since the purpose of automatic slack adjusters (ASA) is to maintain proper shoe-to-drum clearance in all braking modes, how reliably it performs this task can affect braking performance and brake ...

TORONTO, Ont. — A surprise brake blitz by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) in May has led inspectors to believe there’s a big problem with drivers manually adjusting self-adjusting slack ...

The auto slack myth was especially alarming in that 2003 study, which found that 2,179 drivers (53%) thought that automatic slack adjusters never go out of adjustment.

The training should emphasize that manually adjusting automatic slack adjusters is dangerous and should not be done, except during installation or in an emergency to move the vehicle to a repair ...

This product line will be offered by a new business unit, Webb Brake Adjusters. Webb Brake Adjusters will offer automatic slack adjusters in 5.5" to 7" arm lengths in 10, 28 and 37 spline models.