TP-20141

Revised 01-04

Meritor WABCO
Air Brake Systems
Workbook

SECONDARY
CONTROL

TO SERVICE
RELAY

FROM PARK PRIMARY

VALVE TANK
SIDE VIEW
INSET (A) OPTION
PRIOR TO MARCH 1, 1998 FMVSS-121 REGULATIONS
ECU INVERSION VALVE AND QUICK RELEASE VALVE
(INCLUDES ANTI-COMPOUNDING)

INSET (A) OR (B)

xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx

PRIMARY
DELIVERY
SECONDARY
001 20/98
472 500 30. 0

MADE IN GERMANY

CONTROL

TO SERVICE
RELAY
FROM PARK
VALVE

INSET (B) OPTION

AFTER MARCH 1, 1998 FMVSS-121 REGULATIONS
SECONDARY
NEW INVERSION VALVE AND QUICK RELEASE VALVE
(INCLUDES ANTI-COMPOUNDING)

SUPPLY COLOR KEY

(WET TANK) SUPPLY
SECONDARY
PRIMARY
PARK/EMERGENCY
PRIMARY ABS ELECTRICAL
TRAILER CONTROL
TRAILER SUPPLY
Introduction
The purpose of an air brake system on heavy duty vehicles is to convert air pressure to mechanical energy to activate the foundation brakes. Federal
Introduction

Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 121 dictates how this is to be done for over-the-road vehicles.
The purpose of this book is to help you construct Meritor WABCO Truck and Tractor air systems. It will also help you identify air system components
and understand how they relate to FMVSS-121.

NOTE: The systems described in this workbook are generic air brake systems.

Included in this book are:

Truck Systems

Air Supply

Secondary Service

Primary Service

Parking

Anti-Compounding

Emergency (Prior to 3/1/98)

Emergency (After 3/1/98) Air Brake System Color Key
Tractor/Trailer Systems

Tractor Parking & Trailer Air Supply
COLOR KEY

Trailer Control SUPPLY
For additional information, call ArvinMeritor’s Customer Service Center at 800-535-5560. SECONDARY
PRIMARY
PARK/EMERGENCY
ABS ELECTRICAL
TRAILER CONTROL
TRAILER SUPPLY

1
Truck
Air Supply System
Air Supply System
Truck

SUPPLY
(WET TANK)

2
Truck
Air Supply System

Compressor______________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Air Dryer_________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Supply Tank _____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Pressure Relief Valve _____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Automatic/Manual Drain Valve____________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Low Pressure Switch _____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Governor ________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

3
Truck
Secondary Service System
Secondary Service System

SECONDARY

SUPPLY
(WET TANK)

4
Truck
Secondary Service System

Pressure Control Check Valve _____________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Secondary Service Tank __________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Manual Drain Valve_______________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Air Gauge________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Dual Foot Control Valve __________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Quick Release Valve ______________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
ABS Modulator Valve_____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Service Chambers ________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Manual Slack Adjusters___________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Automatic Slack Adjusters ________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

5
Truck
Primary Service System
Primary Service System

SECONDARY

SUPPLY
(WET TANK)

PRIMARY

6
Truck
Primary Service System

One-Way Check Valve ____________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Primary Service Tank _____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Manual Drain Valve_______________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Air Gauge________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Dual Foot Control Valve __________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Service Relay Valve_______________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
ABS Modulator Valve_____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Spring Brakes ____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Manual Slack Adjusters___________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Automatic Slack Adjusters ________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Two-Way Check Valve ____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Stoplight Switch _________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

7
Truck
Parking System
Parking System

SECONDARY

SUPPLY
(WET TANK)

PRIMARY

8
Truck
Parking System

Two-Way Check Valve ____________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Dash Valve (Yellow Diamond Knob) _______________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Quick Release Valve ______________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Spring Brakes ____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

9
Truck
Anti-Compounding System
Anti-Compounding System

SECONDARY

SUPPLY
(WET TANK)

PRIMARY

10
Truck
Anti-Compounding System

Quick Release With Two-Way Check Valve _________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
INLET A
CHECK __________________________________________________________________________________
VALVE
DISC __________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
INLET
B __________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
DELIVERY __________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
DELIVERY DELIVERY __________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
INLET OR
CONTROL 1
INLET OR __________________________________________________________________________________
CONTROL 2
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

11
Truck
Emergency System (Prior to March 1, 1998)
Emergency System (Prior to March 1, 1998)

SECONDARY

SUPPLY
(WET TANK)

PRIMARY

12
Truck
Emergency System
Emergency System
Inversion Valve (Prior to March 1, 1998)
Meritor WABCO Production Part Number 9718990010
Meritor WABCO Service Part Number RKN28030 ___________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
CONTROL
INLET
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
DASH VALVE
SUPPLY
DELIVERY
TO SPRING
BRAKE
__________________________________________________________________________________
PRIMARY
RESERVOIR
SUPPLY
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
New Inversion Valve (Used After March 1, 1998)
Meritor WABCO Production Part Number 9718990020
Meritor WABCO Service Part Number RKN28032 ___________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
PRIMARY
__________________________________________________________________________________
SECONDARY
CONTROL
PORT
BALANCE
PORT __________________________________________________________________________________
DELIVERY
PORT
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
SUPPLY
PORT
EXHAUST
CHECK
VALVE
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
13
Truck
Emergency System Complete (Prior to March 1, 1998)
Emergency System Complete (Prior to March 1, 1998)

SECONDARY

SUPPLY
(WET TANK)

PRIMARY

14
Truck
Emergency System (After March 1, 1998)
Emergency System (After March 1, 1998)

SECONDARY

SUPPLY
(WET TANK)

PRIMARY

15
Truck
Emergency System Complete (After March 1, 1998)
Emergency System Complete (After March 1, 1998)

SECONDARY

SUPPLY
(WET TANK)

PRIMARY

16
Truck
Self Test (Prior to March 1, 1998)
Self Test (Prior to March 1, 1998)

SECONDARY

SUPPLY
(WET TANK)

PRIMARY

17
Truck
Self Test (After March 1, 1998)
Self Test (After March 1, 1998)

SECONDARY

SUPPLY
(WET TANK)

PRIMARY

18
Truck
Anti-Compounding/Emergency System
Anti-Compounding/Emergency System

SECONDARY

SUPPLY
(WET TANK)

PRIMARY

20
Truck
Anti-Compounding/Emergency System

Inversion Relay Valve With Anti-Compounding ____________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
One-Way Check Valve ____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

21
Truck
Anti-Compounding/Emergency System
Anti-Compounding/Emergency System

SECONDARY

SUPPLY
(WET TANK)

PRIMARY

22
Truck
Anti-Compounding/Emergency System Test
Anti-Compounding/Emergency System Test

SECONDARY

SUPPLY
(WET TANK)

PRIMARY

23
Tractor
Parking and Trailer Air Supply System
Parking and Trailer Air Supply System
Tractor

SECONDARY

SUPPLY
(WET TANK)

PRIMARY

24
Tractor
Parking and Trailer Air Supply System

Module Dash Control (Yellow Diamond Knob & Red Octagon Knob) _________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Quick Release With Two-Way Check Valve _________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
(2 Line) Tractor Protection Valve___________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
(3 Line) Tractor Protection Valve___________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
(Trailer Supply) Gladhand _________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

25
Tractor
Trailer Control System
Trailer Control System

SECONDARY

SUPPLY
(WET TANK)

PRIMARY

26
Tractor
Trailer Control System

Hand Control Valve_______________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
(2) Two-Way Check Valves ________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Stoplight Switch _________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

27
Tractor
Air System Complete
Air System Complete

SECONDARY

SUPPLY
(WET TANK)

PRIMARY

28
Tractor
Self Test
Self Test

SECONDARY

SUPPLY
(WET TANK)

PRIMARY

29
Meritor WABCO Information contained in this publication was in effect at the time the publication was approved for
Vehicle Control Systems printing and is subject to change without notice or liability. ArvinMeritor Commercial Vehicle Systems
3331 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 300 reserves the right to revise the information presented or discontinue the production of parts described at
Troy, MI 48084 USA any time.
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