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Trailer brake circuit, components

Function and Work Description

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Contents

Contents
Safety ........................................................................ 3

Function description Location of components ................................. 4

Manual control valve ...................................... 5
Trailer brake relay valve ................................. 9
Trailer brake connections ............................. 17
Supply dump valve ....................................... 20
Quick release valve....................................... 22

Work Description Manual control valve .................................... 23

Trailer brake relay valve ............................... 25

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 Safety

Trailer brake circuit, components

Safety

! WARNING!

Only personnel with adequate training

and knowledge are allowed to carry out
work on the brake system. If problems
still arise, the immediate superior should
be send for.
When working on the brake system,
make sure you always follow the
instructions, in order to avoid accidents
and injuries.

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Location of components

Location of components

7b Air tank, parking/trailer circuit

10a (T4) Low pressure indicator for supply
pressure, parking circuit
18 Quick release valve (Mexico)
20d Manual control valve
25 Trailer brake connection
57 Trailer relay valve
58b Pressure limiting valve, parking and
trailer circuit
59 Supply dump valve (Mexico)
32 Drain valve
84 (N1) Buzzer
W6 Warning lamp, low circuit pressure

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Function Description
Manual control valve
The manual control valve for the trailer brake
circuit is not standard.

General
The manual control valve pressurizes the line to The valve has an integral micro-switch. This
the trailer relay valve and evacuates the air when switch is used as a brake lamp switch for
actuating the brake. markets with legal requirements for the brake
lamp to illuminate when the trailer brake is
used.

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Manual control valve

Drive position

When the lever is released (in its most forward position), air can pass from the intake port (1)
through the outlet port (21) to the trailer relay valve.

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Braking position

When the lever is pulled backwards, the piston (4) moves downwards. The intake valve (5) closes
and the outlet valve (6) opens. Air exits the outlet port (21) through the vent (3).

1 Intake port
3 Vent
4 Piston
5 Intake valve
6 Outlet valve
21 Outlet port

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Braking position with the lever in end position

When the lever is in the end position, the inlet and outlet valves (5, 6) are both closed. The pressure
of the trailer control line is 5 bar and the trailer brakes are not fully applied.

1 Intake port
3 Vent
5 Intake valve
6 Outlet valve
21 Outlet port

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Trailer brake relay valve

General
There are two alternative versions of the trailer The trailer relay valve has an integral emptying
brake relay valves. Version I is manufactured by function, comparing the service pressures in the
Wabco and version II is manufactured by Knorr. vehicle service brake circuits and the trailer
Version II was introduced from chassis number brake circuit. (Version I only compares with the
SS 1234778, SN 4383721 and SB 3500099. rear circuit, version II with both front and rear
Version II is not used in vehicles with EBS, circuit.) If the service pressure to the trailer does
double front axles or on 6x4 for Mexico. not increase normally when braking, for
example if the line breaks, the valve empties the
supply line to the trailer causing the trailer
Function emergency brake to apply. The brakes are
released when the brake pedal is released.
The trailer relay valves on the 4 series vehicles
have a variable increase in pressure of up to
1.2 bar for version I and up to 0.8 bar for version
II. The factory setting for the increase in
pressure is 0.3 bar, and should normally not be
changed.

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Trailer brake relay valve

Trailer relay valve, version I, Wabco

Drive position
The supply pressure goes from intake port 11
through outlet port 12 to the trailer supply line.
The service pressure from the parking circuit in
port 43 pushes the piston 2 downwards, causing
piston 1 to stay in its lower position and valve 6
to close.

Braking position
The rear circuit service pressure enters port 41.
The front circuit service pressure enters port 42.
Pistons 3 and 4 are pushed down, valve 5 is
closed and valve 6 is opened. This enables the
supply air to go from intake port 11 to the trailer
control line at port 22 causing the trailer to
brake.

When port 22 is pressurized, a pressure is also

built up in space B. The pressure in B pushes
piston 8 down and closes the aperture to the
silencer (7). When the pressure in port 22 and
space B is 0.3 bar higher than the pressure in
port 41 and 42, the passage between B and A is
opened. As long as there is a balance between
the pressure in A and B and the pressures in
41 and 42, the regulated pressure in port 22 will
be 0.3 bar higher than the incoming pressures in
41 and 42.

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Balancing position
When the pressure has been increased, the
pressure in port 22 and space B pushes piston 1
down causing valve 6 to close. The pressures of
ports 41 and 42 keep valve 5 closed. The valve is
in balancing position until the pressure in any of
the ports is changed.

Releasing the brake

Port 41 and 42 are depressurized. Piston 3 and 4
move upwards, they open valve 5 and close
valve 6. The air is evacuated through silencer 7.

Loss of function in one control circuit

If the service pressure to one of the ports 41 and
42 is lost, the valve operates normally.
If the pressure in the rear circuit (port 41) is lost,
the increase in pressure works with reduced
power.

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Emergency brake
There is no service pressure at port 41 and 42.
When applying the parking or trailer brake
manual control valve, the pressure in port
43 falls. Piston 1 and 2 move upwards, valve 6
opens and the trailer brakes are applied.

Venting feature
Normal driving position
• There is no pressure at port 41 and 42. The
service pressure can pass in at port 11 and
out at port 12 and on to the trailer supply
line.
Braking with damaged control line to trailer
• If the trailer control line is damaged when
braking, there is no increase in pressure in
the control line. The pressure from the rear
circuit (port 41) presses down piston 8,
causing the passage between port 11 and 12
to close. The pressure in port 12 is vented
through the leakage in port 22.

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Trailer relay valve, version II, Knorr

Drive position
The supply pressure goes from intake port 11
through outlet port 12 to the trailer supply line.
The service pressure from the parking circuit
(port 43) pushes piston 1 downwards until it
reaches its lower position and valve 4 is kept
closed.

Braking position
The service pressure of the front and rear
circuits enters through port 41 and 42. Piston 9
and 2 are pushed down, valve 4 opens enabling
the supply air to go from intake port 11 to port
22 and the trailer control line, causing the trailer
brakes to apply. Piston 3 is kept in its rest
position by the spring and the pressure in port
22.

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Trailer brake relay valve

Balancing position
The pressure in port 22 pushes piston 1 down
causing valve 4 to close. Because of the pressure
in port 41 and 42, piston 9, 2, 3 and 10 are not
pushed upwards. The valve is in equilibrium
position until the pressure in any of the ports is
changed.

Releasing the brake

Port 41 and 42 are depressurized. Piston 9,
2 and 3 move upwards, valve 4 closes and
passage 5 is opened. Port 22 is vented through
the silencer (6).

Loss of function in one control circuit

If the service pressure to one of the ports 41 and
42 is lost, the valve operates normally. The
increase in pressure works even if one of the
control circuits ceases to operate.

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Emergency brake
There is no service pressure at port 41 and 42.
When applying the parking or trailer brake
manual control valve, the pressure in port 43
decreases. Piston 7 moves upwards and valve 4
opens; spring 8 prevents passage 5 from
opening. Supply air from port 11 goes to port 22
causing the trailer to brake.

Venting feature
If the trailer control line is damaged when
braking, there is no increase in pressure in the
control line. The pressure from the parking
circuit (port 43) pushes piston 7 to its lowest
position. The pressure from the service brake
circuits pushes piston 2 and 9 downwards. As
there is no pressure under piston 3, it is pushed
down. Valve 4 is closed and the passage between
port 11 and 12 is almost fully interrupted, only
passage 11 is open. Passage 11 is too small to
pressurize port 22. The pressure from port 12 is
vented through the leakage in port 22.

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Trailer brake relay valve

Unbroken line shows normal operation.

Regulated service pressure to the trailer (P22) as
a function of supplied service pressure from
front and rear circuits (P41 and P42
respectively). Note the opening pressure of
approx. 0.3 bar.
Dotted line shows parking brake (emergency
brake) operation. Reduced parking brake
pressure (P43) gives increased regulated service
pressure to the trailer (P2).

Diagram for trailer relay valve

−⋅−⋅− = Reference line
P 22=Regulated service pressure to trailer
P 41= Service pressure from rear circuit
P 42= Service pressure from front circuit
P 43= Service pressure from parking brake
circuit (emergency brake)

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Trailer brake connections

General
There are many different designs of trailer brake
connections from a large number of
manufacturers. The two most common types are
described below: ISO connection, DUO-Matic
connection.

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Left: DUO-Matic
Right: ISO

ISO connection

Through the connection heads the brake lines of

the truck and the trailer are connected to each
other. When the two halves of the connection
head are connected, the closing valve opens and
an air-proof channel is formed for the air to pass.
In order to prevent faulty connection, the
connection heads for the supply and control
lines have different lugs and different colours on
their covers. In addition, some connection heads Left: Connection head for control line, with
have a closing valve, some have not. closing valve.
Right: Connection head for control line, without
closing valve.

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DUO-Matic connection

The connection head is connected to both supply

and trailer control line. The connection consists
of two main components: the truck section and
the trailer section.
The truck section has two valves, one for the
supply line and one for the control line. The
valves open automatically when the trailer
section is connected. The trailer section is held
pressed against the truck section by the
spring-loaded covers. The trailer section also
has a spring-loaded protective cover. The covers
act as protection when the trailer section is
disconnected.

The truck section cover (6) opens when the

handle (5) is pressed down. When the sections
are disconnected, the valve spring (3) presses
the valve cap (2) against the cylinder gasket (1).
Air cannot pass. When the sections are
connected, the trailer section is pressed against
the spring-loaded cover (6) of the truck section.
This causes the trailer section to press in valve 4
of the truck section, which in turn keeps the
valve cap (2) separated from the cylinder gasket
(1) enabling air to pass to the trailer.

A = Truck section
B = Trailer section
1 Cylinder gasket
2 Valve cap
3 Valve spring
4 Valve
5 Handle
6 Cover
7 Protective cover

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DUO-Matic connection

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1 Retaining ring 12 Cylinder gasket

2 Shaft 13 Valve cap
3 Lover cover 14 Valve spring
4 Upper cover 15 Nut
5 Handle 16 Valve sleeve
6 Torsion spring 17 Thrust ring
7 Driver 18 Bottom plate
8 Spring 19 Shaft
9 Retaining ring 20 Torsion spring
10 Valve 21 Protection cover
11 Cap washer 22 Hose connection

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Supply dump valve

General
The supply dump valve is a part of the brake
system on T124GA6x4 in Mexico. This brake
system has been adapted to the conditions in the
USA.
The supply dump valve for the trailer supply air
is connected to the parking and trailer brake
circuits. Together with the manual control valve
(61d), without test position, the supply dump
valve ensures trailer parking brake operation
with the lever in parking position.

Drive position
5
Port 41 and 42 are supplied with operating air
from manual control valve 61d. Piston 4 is kept 41
in its lower position by spring 5.
The passage between the trailer supply air ports 21 4
(1 and 2) is open through intake valve 6. 61d
22

Emergency brake position

42
Port 41 and 42 are vented equally much via
manual control valve 61d. Piston 4 is kept in its
lower position by spring 5. 1 2
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The passage between the trailer supply air ports

(1 and 2) is open through intake valve 6; the

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trailer brakes via the trailer relay valve. 6 3

Parking position

Port 41 is vented via manual control valve 61d.

Port 42 is supplied with operating air from
manual control valve 61d (port 22). This air
pushes piston 4 upwards.
The passage between port 1 and 2 is blocked.
The supply air to the trailer is evacuated through
outlet valve 6 and vent 3. The trailer emergency
brake is applied.

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Supply dump valve

1 Housing, top
15 Diaphragm
2 Housing, bottom
16 Piston, outer
3 Sealing ring
17 O-ring
4 Screw with washer
18 Support ring
5 Valve
19 Valve spindle
6 Valve retainer
20 Retaining ring for piston (2)
7 Valve spring
21 O-ring for piston
8 Valve guide
22 Spring
9 O-ring
23 Cover
10 O-ring
24 O-ring
11 Retaining ring
25 Screw with washer
12 Cover
13 Screw
14 Washer

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Quick release valve

General
The quick release valve is a part of the brake
system on T124GA6x4. This brake system has
been adapted to the conditions in the USA.
The quick release valve is used to quickly
evacuate the control line to the trailer when
completing braking.
To avoid problems with a cracking diaphragm in
the quick release valve, a new valve with a
stronger diaphragm has been introduced. The
new quick release valve has been introduced

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from chassis number SLA 3505275.

Applying the trailer brake

Air enters through intake 1. (Air at low pressure
passes through duct 5 and starts to fill up outlet
2.) When the air pressure increases, diaphragm 4
is pushed away and air passes through the outlet.
As long as there is a constant or increasing
pressure at intake 1, the diaphragm is kept in this
position.
Small changes in pressure at intake 1 will be
balanced by duct 5.

1 Intake from trailer relay valve (port 22)

2 Outlet to trailer control line
3 Vent
Releasing the trailer brake 4 Diaphragm
When the pressure at outlet 1 is reduced, the 5 Duct
diaphragm will be pushed upwards by the higher
pressure at outlet port 21 and 22. With the
diaphragm in its upper position, the outlet ports
are evacuated through the vent (3).

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Work Description
Trailer brake circuit
Only personnel with adequate training and knowledge are allowed to carry out work on the brake system. If problems yet arise, the immediate superior should be send for.
When working on the brake system, make sure you always follow the instructions, in order to avoid accidents and injuries.

Manual control valve

Removal and fitting

Removal
1 Depressurize the compressed air system.
2 Remove the instrument cluster in front of
the driver area and in the panel sections
above the manual control valves. Do not
remove the part with the heater controls.
3 Remove the instrument panel cover around
the valve controls.
4 Remove the cable ties securing the
compressed air pipes at the cable bundle in
the instrument panel and detach the pipes.
5 Remove the screws securing the parking
control as well as the trailer brake control.
6 Unscrew the pipe connection from the
parking brake valve from above through the
instrument panel (the pipe leads to the left).
7 Carefully pull the valves backwards. Follow
with the compressed air pipes.

8 Remove the pipe connections from the

trailer brake valve.

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Fitting
1 Fit the pipe connections to the valve.
2 Fit the parking and trailer brake valves.
Feed the hoses into position afterwards.

Note Make sure the pipes are not excessively

bent.

3 Fit the pipe to the connection. Tighten the

connection manually until it reaches the
bottom of the valve. Tighten with a socket
wrench, inserted through the instrument
panel.
4 Attach the compressed air pipes to the cable
bundle using cable ties.
5 Fill the compressed air system.
6 Check trailer brake valve operation and all
pipe connections for tightness.
7 Refit the removed parts of the instrument
panel.

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Trailer brake relay valve

Adjusting increase in pressure

Specifications

Adjustable increase in pressure

Wabco trailer brake relay valve 0 - 1.2 bar
Knorr trailer brake relay valve 0 - 0.8 bar

Note The factory setting for the increase in

pressure is 0.3 bar, and should normally
not be changed. Any adjustment should be
made during the procedure “Testing the
brake system”.

Wabco trailer relay valve

1 Remove the silencer (1) on the underside of
the valve.
2 Adjust the increase in pressure (2) using a
Phillips screwdriver (PH 2). Turn
anticlockwise to enhance the increase in
pressure. The entire adjustment range
consists of four revolutions.

IMPORTANT! The screw on a Wabco trailer

brake relay valve is made of
plastic and may fracture if too
much force is used when
tightening. If a trailer brake
relay valve is exchanged
because the plastic screw has
been broken when tightening, it
will not be compensated for by
2
Scania.

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Knorr trailer brake relay valve

1 Remove the screw (1) on the underside of
the valve.
2 Adjust the increase in pressure (2) using a
6 mm internal hexagon key. Turn clockwise
to raise the amount by which the pressure is
increased.

raise the amount by which the pressure is increased.

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