P38 brake acumalator falure

wammers · Jan 12, 2017

Gaz5535 said:
Ok, I here what you are saying. But I can't run it anywhere as I have got no brakes. Unless as you suggested it has the other one as a dual curcut? The other tiff that worries me, is that the brake pump is running all the time now, if you do think that it would be able to run it up the farm. (Slow & gentle I might add)

You should always have hydrostatic front brakes providing you have fluid in the tank. And of course the transmission brake The rear brakes only work from the pressure system. Obviously the less fuel in the tank the lighter it is.

Gaz5535 · Jan 12, 2017

wammers said:
You should always have hydrostatic front brakes providing you have fluid in the tank. And of course the transmission brake The rear brakes only work from the pressure system. Obviously
the less fuel in the tank the lighter it is.

Transmission brake, do you mean the hand brake? As that is not that wonderful, I should adjust it at some point. Is that simular to the old Landy shoe type adjustment?

wammers · Jan 12, 2017

Gaz5535 said:
Transmission brake, do you mean the hand brake? As that is not that wonderful, I should adjust it at some point. Is that simular to the old Landy shoe type adjustment?

Chock a rear wheel lift other one. Tighten adjuster bolt to 18 lbs ft. Make sure drum is locked. Back bolt off 1.5 turns make sure drum is free. Adjust cable until brake is fully on in three clicks of the ratchet and pawl.

Grrrrrr · Jan 12, 2017

Go easy and you don't really need brakes except for the last bit, assuming not downhill too much!

If losing fluid the pump will be working overtime as it tries to keep pressure up.

wammers · Jan 12, 2017

Grrrrrr said:
Go easy and you don't really need brakes except for the last bit, assuming not downhill too much!

If losing fluid the pump will be working overtime as it tries to keep pressure up.

There should be no fluid loss from the rear brakes unless the brake is applied. So providing there is fluid in the header tank the pump should stop at some point.

Grrrrrr · Jan 12, 2017

wammers said:
There should be no fluid loss from the rear brakes unless the brake is applied. So providing there is fluid in the header tank the pump should stop at some point.

True although if air has got in the pump will keep running.

Grrrrrr · Jan 12, 2017

Decent snow up there? Couple of inches here but only sticking around on the hills. Not enough to really make it fun.

wammers · Jan 12, 2017

Grrrrrr said:
True although if air has got in the pump will keep running.

There would need to be lot of air. Normally when pump stops fluid migrates back to header tank. If there is air in the pump with ignition off air should rise into header tank to be replaced by heavier fluid. Of course it depends how airy things have been allowed to get. He obviously has work to do. .

wammers · Jan 12, 2017

Grrrrrr said:
Decent snow up there? Couple of inches here but only sticking around on the hills. Not enough to really make it fun.

Snowing here steadily, but not exactly a blizzard.

Gaz5535 · Jan 13, 2017

Grrrrrr said:
Go easy and you don't really need brakes except for the last bit, assuming not downhill too much!

If losing fluid the pump will be working overtime as it tries to keep pressure up.

I have got a fair hill to go down! Will it burn the pump out running constantly,with no fluid to lubrication by the fluid, if that's hire it works? Can I disconnect the pump?

wammers · Jan 13, 2017

Gaz5535 said:
I have got a fair hill to go down! Will it burn the pump out running constantly,with no fluid to lubrication by the fluid, if that's hire it works? Can I disconnect the pump?

Pull black relay 17. Put some fluid in you should still have hydrostatic front brakes but they will be weak.

Gaz5535 · Jan 13, 2017

wammers said:
There would need to be lot of air. Normally when pump stops fluid migrates back to header tank. If there is air in the pump with ignition off air should rise into header tank to be replaced by heavier fluid. Of course it depends how airy things have been allowed to get. He obviously has work to do. .

Put it this way, I put about 350ml of fluid in when I put the new accumalator on, then I noticed it peeing out from under the car!

Gaz5535 · Jan 13, 2017

wammers said:
Pull black relay 17.

Ok, thanks

Grrrrrr · Jan 13, 2017

Stick it in low.

Had some snow yesterday evening. Not a lot but enough to build an igloo today.

P38 brake acumalator falure

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