2007 FORD F650 Owners Manual

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FORD F650 2007 11.G Owners Manual 
Air chamber stroke indication
Air chamber push rods have orange stroke indicator markers that warn
when the braking system requires adjustment or repair. The orange
stripe is painted on the air chamb

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FORD F650 2007 11.G Owners Manual 
Do not continue to operate the vehicle with a failure of one of
the systems. Take the vehicle to your dealer for service
immediately.
Air brake reservoir draining
Failure to drain air brake reservoir

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FORD F650 2007 11.G Owners Manual Parking brake control (knob)
Pull the yellow parking brake knob
out to apply the parking brake. Push
the knob in to release the parking
brake.
This control is used for
parking only. Do not leave
the v

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FORD F650 2007 11.G Owners Manual Releasing spring brake manually
Do not attempt to disassemble the parking brake chamber under
any circumstances. The high spring load may cause serious
injury if the chamber clamps are removed.
If air

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FORD F650 2007 11.G Owners Manual 4. Turn the release stud one-quarter
turn to engage the stud tangs with
the slot in the pressure plate. Keep
the stud engaged and install the nut
on the release stud.
5. Tighten the nut until the spri

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FORD F650 2007 11.G Owners Manual The exhaust brake is a butterfly
type valve mounted in the exhaust
pipe. When the operator’s foot is not
on the accelerator pedal and the
exhaust brake switch is in the ON
position, an air cylinder

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FORD F650 2007 11.G Owners Manual Note:Maximum exhaust brake performance is related to the type of
transmission your vehicle is equipped with.
Note:Manual transmissions should be downshifted to the lowest gear
possible, without exceed

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FORD F650 2007 11.G Owners Manual •Depending on the grade and vehicle load, you may or may not feel the
retarding force acting against your body when the brake is applied.
The brake’s retarding force is actually preventing the veh