Treatise covering operation, defects and remedies of the locomotive, Westinghouse and New York air-brake, also questions and answers to first, second and third year's progressive examinations (1917)
MacDonald, J. R. [from old catalog] · [Chicago] The author · leaf 223
es. Cut out the brake and remove the cap nut.Then fill in the hollow space behind the graduating stem21. This will prevent the triple piston from pushing thegraduating stem back far enough to cause the emergency. Operation of the L Triple Valve RELEASE AND CHARGING POSITION Q. Describe the action… … Fig. 19. Quick Service Position WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE 221 triple at the passage marked A, passing through the pas-sage G into chamber H, forcing the triple piston to re-lease position as shown in figure 18. The air then flowsthrough the feed groove I in the bushing into the slide valvechamber,…
Locomotives · Westinghouse air-brake · New York air-brake
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