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Manually adjusting automatic slack adjusters can lead to additional brake system problems. Get the skinny on drum brake-maintenance issues ahead of Roadcheck May 4-6 here.

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

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.

Frequent manual adjustments also cause abnormal wear to the internal adjusting mechanism for most automatic slack adjusters, which may lead to failure of this brake component.” A full accident report ...

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a safety recommendations to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regarding automatic slack adjusters.

That amendment stems from Bulletin 03-10 issued on Aug. 30, 2010, which outlaws replacing automatic slack adjusters with manual slack adjusters on vehicles manufactured on or after May 31, 1996.