From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Tue Sep 21 2004 - 19:15:41 PDT
I have never had any trouble with the parking brake on a deucenahalf but I
sure am having a lot of trouble getting it right on my Humvee. I've got it
to where it holds good but it makes a hellava racket when driving down the
road. If I pull back on the handle until the red light comes on while
driving it gets quieter so I know something isn't right.
What have I done wrong boyz?
Sonny
----- Original Message -----
From: <Krogerma@aol.com>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 11:39 AM
Subject: [MV] m35a2 emergency brake problem
> 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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