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.
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
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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.
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.
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. .
Snowing here steadily, but not exactly a blizzard.
Gaz5535
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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
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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
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Ok, thanks
