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At 19:10 24/05/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>Now I have a more involved question! Have been bleeding the brakes on my
>M-35A2 to the point where there's no air coming out. Let the truck sit, hit
>the brake pedal, goes just about to the floor. Immediately hit it again and
>it only goes down about a quarter of the way and is hard. Using a new
>master cylinder, have bled the air pack, no leaks anywhere. Have not
>adjusted the brakes.
>
>Any help on why the pedal won't act right would be greatly appreciated!
There is too much free play between brake-shoes and drum; hence the
excessive travel of the pedal before the brakes start biting.
I dont have the slightest idea how to do this on your M35, but you need to
adjust the position of the brake-shoes at rest so they just clear the drums.
Cheers,
Ron the frog, on the banks of the Paraguay River.
Renaud et Margaret OLGIATI No act of kindness,
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