AIR SYSTEM PIPING DIAGRAMS

Pre-121 Trailer Air Systems

Tandem Axle Traile r (Pre FMVSS 121)

Tandem Axle Trailer with Spring Brakes (Pre FMVSS 121)

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121 Trailer Air Systems
Tandem Axle Trailer (2 Tanks / 3 Valves)

Tandem Axle Trailer (3 Tanks / 3 Valves)

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121 Trailer Air Systems
Tandem Axle Trailer
(Spring Brake Priority 110500 or 110800 / Service Reservoir Priority 110700)

Tandem Axle Trailer (Protected Reservoir System)

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121 Trailer Air Systems
Single Axle Trailer (Double)
(Spring Brake Priority 110500 or 110800 / Service Reservoir Priority 110700)

Single Axle Trailer (Double) (Protected Reservoir System)

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Converter Dolly Air Systems
Single Axle Dolly Charging System

Single Axle Dolly Non-Charging System

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121 Trailer Air Systems
Tri Axle Trailer – ABS Exempt (2 Tanks / 3 Valves)

Tri Axle Trailer – ABS Exempt (2 Tanks / 2 Valves)

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5 Port / 2 Way Valve – Manual
Lift Axle Trailer Application

Box Locking System – Transfer Trailer

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Fast Fill Air Suspension Valve
Bracket Mounted 110595

Tank / Nipple Mounted 110597

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 System With Bendix SR-5 System With Sealco 110800

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Conversion – Bendix SR-5 to Sealco 110800

CONVERSION INSTRUCTIONS
1/ Remove Bendix SR-5 valve from reservoir & lines
2/ Connect Sealco 110800 to reservoir using nipple*
NO. D E S C R I P T I O N
3/ Connect supply line (red) to supply port of 110800
1 Bendix SR-5 Spring Brake Control Valve
4/ Connect control line (blue) to control port of 110800
2 Sealco 110800 Spring Brake Control Valve
5/ Connect deliver hoses to delivery ports of 110800
3 Relay Valve, 4 ports
6/ Remove line (A) and plug reservoir port
4 Sealco 6002 ½” X ½” NPT Nipple
* If reservoir port is ½” use Sealco 6002 nipple,
5 Sealco 6003 ½” X ¾” NPT Nipple if reservoir port is ¾” use Sealco 6003 nipple

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Conversion – Sealco 110147 to Sealco 110170

CONVERSION INSTRUCTIONS
1/ Remove Sealco 110147 valve from reservoir & lines
2/ Connect Sealco 110170 to reservoir using nipple*
NO. DESCRIPTION
3/ Connect supply line (red) to supply port of 110170
1 Sealco 110147 Spring Brake Control Valve
4/ Connect control line (blue) to control po rt of 110170
2 Sealco 110170 Spring Brake Control Valve
5/ Connect deliver hoses to delivery ports of 110170
3 Tee fitting for reservoir air line tube
6/ Place tee fitting in reservoir line as shown
4 Sealco 6002 ½” X ½” NPT Nipple
* If reservoir port is ½” use Sealco 6002 nipple,
5 Sealco 6003 ½” X ¾” NPT Nipple
if reservoir port is ¾” use Sealco 6003 nipple

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TERMINOLOGY – Air System
Anti-Compounding – An option that prevents the simultaneous application of the service brakes and
emergency or parking brakes offered by some air brake system manufacturers in their spring brake
control valves. This option guards against over-torque of the foundation brakes causing such problems
as bent chamber push rods, broken camshafts, cracked drums, lining damage, damaged chamber
brackets, etc.

Application Time – Elapsed time between the depression of the brake treadle and the delivery of 60 psi
to all of the service chambers per FMVSS 121.

Charging System – An air system where the reservoir(s) is filled through a relay emergency valve (REV),
not through a pressure protection valve (PPV). When the supply line is "charged" with air, the air enters
the port marked "Emerg-Supply" of the REV through a one-way check valve (an integral part of the REV)
and into the reservoir(s) via the reservoir port of the REV.

Control or Service Line – The air lines in the trailer air brake system that perform the normal braking of
the vehicle from the tractor foot valve or hand valve. Control or service lines are commonly associated
with the blue air line function of the air system. Control is a post FMVSS 121 term and service is a pre
FMVSS 121 term.

Cracking Pressure – The minimum amount of air pressure (in psi) required to open an air valve.

Protected Reservoir System – A spring brake control valve (SBCV) option using integral one-way check
valves for two reservoir systems that assures the loss of one reservoir will “protect” the other reservoir.
Allows for the release of the parking brakes at least once after they have been applied due to the
catastrophic loss of air pressure in one of the reservoirs. Simultaneously charges the reservoirs and
releases the parking brakes when starting with 0 psi in the trailer air brake system.

Non-Charging System – An air system where the reservoir(s) is filled through a pressure protection
valve (PPV), not the relay emergency valve (REV). When the supply li ne is “charged” with air, the
reservoir(s) receives air. The pu rpose of the PPV is to close off and retain (protect) 70 psi in the supply
line in the event of a catastrophic loss of reservoir air pressure while the vehicle is being towed. This
prevents the spring brakes from applying or dragging on the axles with spring brake chambers in the
combination vehicle.

Release Time – Elapsed time required to reduce the pressure in all service chambers from 95 psi to 5 psi
per FMVSS 121.

Service Reservoir Priority – A spring brake control valve (SBCV) option where priority is given to
directing supply air to fill the reservoir(s) instead of releasing the spring brakes, even though both are
building pressure simultaneously. This priority pr events releasing the parking brakes after they have
been applied due to a catastrophic loss of air in the reservoir(s).

Spring Brake Priority – A spring brake control valve (SBCV) option where priority is given to releasing
the parking brakes instead of filling the reservoir(s). When supply line is charged with air with 0 psi in the
reservoir(s), it is sent directly to the parking brakes. As the supply line pressure exceeds 80 psi, the
pressure protection valve (PPV) in the SBCV opens and fills the reservoir. This priority allows for the
release of the parking brakes after they have been applied due to a catastrophic loss of air pressure in
the reservoir(s).

Supply or Emergency Line – The air lines in the trailer air brake system that charge the trailer air
reservoir(s) and apply and release the parking or emergency brakes using the trailer push-pull valve in
the tractor. Supply or emergency lines are commonly associated with the red air line function of the air
system. Supply is a post FMVSS 121 term and emergency is a pre-FMVSS 121 term.

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Air Bag Control Valve – Controls the inflation and deflation of trailer air suspension bags. In a manual
valve, it requires manual operation to deflate or re-inflate the air bags allowing for movement of the trailer
back to the dock without re-inflating the air bags. In an automatic valve, the air bags are deflated
manually but are automatically re-inflated when the trailer parking brakes are released.

Check Valve (CV) – One-way check valves allow air to flow in only one direction, often protecting the air
supply in a reservoir. Two-way check valves have two inlets and one outlet allowing airflow from the
highest pressure input only thereby blocking airflow from the lower pressure inlet.

Control Line Valve (CLV) – A low or zero crack pressure relay valve used to speed up the control line
signal. Commonly used on trailers designed to tow another trailer and long whee lba se sli din g t and em
non -to win g t rai ler s. The CLV fills the downstream control line faster on application and exhausts the air
from the downstream control line faster on release. The CLV is used to meet FMVSS 121 brake
application and release timing requirements and achieve uniform brake balance in the multi-axle
combination vehicle.

Dolly Control Line Valve (DCLV) – Similar to a standard control line valve with the addition of a port
marked "Dolly Port" which applies and releases the control line signal of air to the relay valve on the
steerable axle. The unmarked delivery port of the DCLV applies and releases the control line signal of air
to the downstream service relay valves. Commonly used on converter dollies and turntable axles on pull,
transfer and train-type trailers.

Emergency Control Valve – Fills the reservoir(s) with air and takes the service chambers in and out of
emergency working with a SRV or ABS relay valve. Commonly used on converter dollies, turnable axles
and trailers exempt from spring brakes.

Line Filter – Reduces the amount of supply line contamination when used in the trailer supply line ahead
of the SBCV or REV thereby extending the useful life of other air valves in the system.

Pressure Protection Valve (PPV) – Protects upstream air source in the event of a downstream failure.
Closes to retain the supply line pressure above a specified setting, usually 70 psi, in the event of a single
source failure such as a reservoir. Often built into a spring brake control valve (SBCV).

Quick Release Valve (QRV) – Provides high capacity exhaust flow capabilities and is usually
mounted near the device being exhausted. Commonly used for brake chambers and suspension
air bags.

Relay Emergency Valve (REV) – Charges the reservoir(s) with air, applies & releases the normal service
brakes and applies & releases emergency brakes. Used with service chambers only on converter dollies,
trailer turntable axles, liftable axles, pre FMVSS 121 trailers or trailers exempt from spring brakes under
FMVSS 121.

Service Relay Valve (SRV) – Relays air from the reservoir to the brake chambers performing the normal
braking function upon receiving a signal from the foot valve, hand valve or control line valve (CLV). Used
on post FMVSS 121 trailers with spring brake chambers.

Spring Brake Control Valve (SBCV) – Charges the trailer reservoir(s) with air, applies & releases the
parking brakes and applies the emergency brakes if a catastrophic loss of supply line pressure occurs.
Determines the priority of air delivery when supply line air is applied based upon the design of the SBCV
(see Protected Reservoir System, Spring Brake Priority & Service Reservoir Priority on preceding page).
Used on post FMVSS 121 trailers with spring brake chambers, SBCVs combine a quick release valve
(QRV), pressure protection valve (PPV) and, in all Sealco SBCVs, a one-way check valve (CV) for anti-
compounding. The SBCV is operated by the trailer push-pull valve in the tractor.

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