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Eldon (WA) 
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 Topic: brake rod...any tricks out there?
Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 11:35pm |
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The 175 I just bought has no brake rod on the LH side...I'm afraid someone twisted it off trying to adjust it. Anyone have a bright idea how to fix without pulling off the final drive....it has a loader on it too, making it more work. Now I know why the brakes were locked together.....
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DMiller
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Posted: 28 Mar 2011 at 4:03am |
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Hi Eldon, no, no real good way to get in there but pulling the tube. I had the same issue on the 180 two years ago and glad the tube came off as the brake disc was shot and the seal was out, went ahead and did both sides.
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BobHnwO
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Posted: 28 Mar 2011 at 4:25am |
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Twisted mine off my D17,gotta pull the final,loaded tire,had to use my TLB to lift it,pain in the BUTT!!
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Why do today what you can put off til tomorrow.
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skipwelte
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Posted: 28 Mar 2011 at 11:59am |
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If there is a little left you can heat it up and let it cool, then try a vice grip and see if it will move. the only other resort is to pull the final drive, if its the left side, its a peice of cake, the right side is a pain in the behind as the hyd lever mounting bracket bolts to the final drive housing. Good luck
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Posted: 28 Mar 2011 at 12:46pm |
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Sounds like a brake job is in order.
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jiminnd
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Posted: 28 Mar 2011 at 9:37pm |
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185 broke but left about 3/4 inch stub sticking out, got a coupler screwed on and added more thread to rod, temperary fix but does work for now,
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Eldon (WA)
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Posted: 28 Mar 2011 at 9:53pm |
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AHA! I like that....now I just have to find a way to look in there to see what's left of the rod. If it is as I think it is, I should be able to rotate the pivot pin (one side should have some threaded rod sticking out) and screw on one of those long nuts...and fab a connecting rod. Thanks!
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Skyhighballoon(MO)
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Posted: 29 Mar 2011 at 7:55am |
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Eldon - I had one shear off flush with the pivot block (that was frozen) inside the housing. I actually managed to drill the bolt out thru the pivot block one size smaller....that was quite a job. Then I welded a smaller diameter grade 8 bolt that would fit thru the hole onto the brake rode, stuck it thru and put a nut on the back side to hold it. My patch job has held up for about 2 or 3 years now I think. Mike
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Eldon (WA)
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Posted: 30 Mar 2011 at 9:19pm |
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Well I tried my idea, but I couldn't get the pivot pin to rotate. Plenty of thread on the other end, but that rod musta been broken off a long time ago and is frozen solid to the levers. I was able to make a heavy hook and fabbed a linkage to try the brake out anyway....no brakes. So I guess it will be a job for next winter. I have 2 others that need the brakes done soon anyway, maybe I can get good at it if I do them all at once.
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