From: Krogerma@aol.com
Date: Tue Sep 21 2004 - 09:39:19 PDT
Hi, group:
Here`s another question about my 1972 AM-General m35a2.
The parking/emergency brake operation has never seemed quite right to me. The linings are quite thick (truck has low miles since depot rebuild) and I`ve adjusted them a couple of times to make sure that is not the problem. I"ve got them tight enough so I have to back off the asjustment knob on the brake lever a couple turns in order to apply it and get it to lock.
The problem is that this emergency brake lever just seems a bit too flimsy for this truck. I can`t seem to apply enough pressure with it to use it as an effective emergency brake. Even when I have the thing asjusted so I can barely lock the thing on, it doesn`t seem to have an adequate braking
effect.
The linings don`t seem to be oil-soaked or anything like that.
I`m just wondering whether this is one of those few things on these otherwise wonderful machines that was underdesigned? Or maybe emergency stopping was not a high priority in the design?
Is there a handle anybody knows of that could replace this one? Maybe the military used different styles at different times?
The one that is on there is exactly the same one that`s on my skid-steer. It seems just right for the skid-steer, but too flimsy for the truck.
Cheers!!
Kurt Matis
Troy, NY
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