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Forklift leaking brake fluid from right brake drum
I brought in an outdoor forklift on pneumatic tires. It is not the one
that I bought for $500, but another one. This outdoor one, runs good, but has nonworking brakes. Quick investigation shows that brake system is full of air, and that brake fluid is leaking from the right brake drum (I can see it leaking). This is a Cat V50B LPG powered forklift. Am I correct in assuming that a repair is simple, though not necessarily easy, and likely amounts to replacing or fixing the brake cylinder os some such? i |
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Ignoramus18836 wrote:
I brought in an outdoor forklift on pneumatic tires. It is not the one that I bought for $500, but another one. This outdoor one, runs good, but has nonworking brakes. Quick investigation shows that brake system is full of air, and that brake fluid is leaking from the right brake drum (I can see it leaking). This is a Cat V50B LPG powered forklift. Am I correct in assuming that a repair is simple, though not necessarily easy, and likely amounts to replacing or fixing the brake cylinder os some such? Likely needs a flush and fill of the entire system and rebuilt wheel cylinders all around Check the brake fluid. Is it clean and clear or does it have a green tinge? The green is likely algae and needs to be flushed out. I found algae in the clutch cylinder on my truck. I flushed the heck out of the system then replaced both the master and clutch cylinders. The parts were inexpensive. Now the master cylinder is nice and clear. The clutch works much more linearly and easily. Recommend purchase a power bleeder. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MVP-0108 It will save you a *lot* of time and aggravation. I spent my life doing it the old way and the power bleeder makes the job almost a pleasure. --Winston |
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On 2011-11-02, Winston wrote:
Ignoramus18836 wrote: I brought in an outdoor forklift on pneumatic tires. It is not the one that I bought for $500, but another one. This outdoor one, runs good, but has nonworking brakes. Quick investigation shows that brake system is full of air, and that brake fluid is leaking from the right brake drum (I can see it leaking). This is a Cat V50B LPG powered forklift. Am I correct in assuming that a repair is simple, though not necessarily easy, and likely amounts to replacing or fixing the brake cylinder os some such? Likely needs a flush and fill of the entire system and rebuilt wheel cylinders all around OK. The next problem is taking the wheels off, they are held by nuts that are 1 3/8" or so wide. Check the brake fluid. Is it clean and clear or does it have a green tinge? Clean and clear. The green is likely algae and needs to be flushed out. I found algae in the clutch cylinder on my truck. I flushed the heck out of the system then replaced both the master and clutch cylinders. The parts were inexpensive. Now the master cylinder is nice and clear. The clutch works much more linearly and easily. Recommend purchase a power bleeder. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MVP-0108 It will save you a *lot* of time and aggravation. I spent my life doing it the old way and the power bleeder makes the job almost a pleasure. --Winston What fluid should I use? DOT brake fluid? i |
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Forklift leaking brake fluid from right brake drum
On 11/1/2011 8:03 PM, Ignoramus18836 wrote:
.... What fluid should I use? DOT brake fluid? OK on any I've seen. I'm sure if you look you can find out anything you want/need to know from Cat--they'll have parts diagrams, spec's, everything except possibly service manuals online (we're all Green, but same is bound to hold for yellow). -- |
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On 2011-11-02, dpb wrote:
On 11/1/2011 8:03 PM, Ignoramus18836 wrote: ... What fluid should I use? DOT brake fluid? OK on any I've seen. I'm sure if you look you can find out anything you want/need to know from Cat--they'll have parts diagrams, spec's, everything except possibly service manuals online (we're all Green, but same is bound to hold for yellow). -- Here is a picture of it https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...eat=directlink |
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Forklift leaking brake fluid from right brake drum
On 11/1/2011 7:09 PM, Ignoramus18836 wrote:
On 2011-11-02, wrote: On 11/1/2011 8:03 PM, Ignoramus18836 wrote: ... What fluid should I use? DOT brake fluid? OK on any I've seen. I'm sure if you look you can find out anything you want/need to know from Cat--they'll have parts diagrams, spec's, everything except possibly service manuals online (we're all Green, but same is bound to hold for yellow). -- Here is a picture of it https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...eat=directlink Anything CAT will run forever with maintenance. Go get yourself a full 3/4 inch socket set. Next month you will get something that requires a 1" set, but this will do for now! Paul |
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Ignoramus18836 wrote:
On 2011-11-02, wrote: (...) Likely needs a flush and fill of the entire system and rebuilt wheel cylinders all around OK. The next problem is taking the wheels off, they are held by nuts that are 1 3/8" or so wide. I agree with Paul. This sounds like an excellent excuse to get that 1" drive socket set you always wanted. Buy a box of nitrile gloves, not the dissolving latex kind. Brake work is really dirty. The asbestos dust is hazardous so wear a respirator. Nobody will be looking at you. A can of penetrating oil may be useful to soak the wheel cylinder bolt and plumbing. Resist the urge to clean the brakes with your air nozzle. You really don't want anybody breathing that stuff. Provide yourself *a lot* of ventilation. Have a few cans of 'brake cleaner', a couple clean parts brushes and your camera on hand when it is time to disassemble. After washing down the brake mechanism, take pictures at various angles at every step of disassembly so that you will be able to reassemble everything properly. There is no such thing as too many pictures when repairing brakes, especially drum brakes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMYAORTwAHo Pay careful attention to the springs and sheet metal parts you encounter. The springs really like to 'let go' at exactly the wrong time, propelling parts underneath heavy work benches, so stage your tools so that you can get at them comfortably without having to stretch too much. If you discover a cracked hose, put the tools down and get the part on order. Check the brake fluid. Is it clean and clear or does it have a green tinge? Clean and clear. Good news! (...) What fluid should I use? DOT brake fluid? As dpb notes, get the correct info from Cat. (I see that brake fluid is up to 'DOT 5.1'.) --Winston |
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Forklift leaking brake fluid from right brake drum
On 11/1/2011 9:10 PM, Winston wrote:
Ignoramus18836 wrote: On 2011-11-02, wrote: (...) Likely needs a flush and fill of the entire system and rebuilt wheel cylinders all around OK. The next problem is taking the wheels off, they are held by nuts that are 1 3/8" or so wide. I agree with Paul. This sounds like an excellent excuse to get that 1" drive socket set you always wanted. Buy a box of nitrile gloves, not the dissolving latex kind. Brake work is really dirty. The asbestos dust is hazardous so wear a respirator. Nobody will be looking at you. A can of penetrating oil may be useful to soak the wheel cylinder bolt and plumbing. Resist the urge to clean the brakes with your air nozzle. You really don't want anybody breathing that stuff. Provide yourself *a lot* of ventilation. Have a few cans of 'brake cleaner', a couple clean parts brushes and your camera on hand when it is time to disassemble. After washing down the brake mechanism, take pictures at various angles at every step of disassembly so that you will be able to reassemble everything properly. There is no such thing as too many pictures when repairing brakes, especially drum brakes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMYAORTwAHo Pay careful attention to the springs and sheet metal parts you encounter. The springs really like to 'let go' at exactly the wrong time, propelling parts underneath heavy work benches, so stage your tools so that you can get at them comfortably without having to stretch too much. If you discover a cracked hose, put the tools down and get the part on order. Check the brake fluid. Is it clean and clear or does it have a green tinge? Clean and clear. Good news! (...) What fluid should I use? DOT brake fluid? As dpb notes, get the correct info from Cat. (I see that brake fluid is up to 'DOT 5.1'.) --Winston Or....call your local fork lift service guy and watch how he fixes the brakes! Paul |
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Paul Drahn wrote:
(...) Or....call your local fork lift service guy and watch how he fixes the brakes! Yes. That will keep the blood pressure down. --Winston |
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Forklift leaking brake fluid from right brake drum
On 11/1/2011 9:09 PM, Ignoramus18836 wrote:
On 2011-11-02, wrote: On 11/1/2011 8:03 PM, Ignoramus18836 wrote: ... What fluid should I use? DOT brake fluid? OK on any I've seen. I'm sure if you look you can find out anything you want/need to know from Cat--they'll have parts diagrams, spec's, everything except possibly service manuals online (we're all Green, but same is bound to hold for yellow). -- Here is a picture of it https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...eat=directlink Turns out Cat isn't quite so easy as Deere--you have to pick a Cat dealership and access the parts/service web site through their web site portal. (Deere has open access to the parts books online w/o registration.) But, while a pita initially, it's bound to be worth the hassle if you have the machine and intend to do anything at all with it. -- |
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"Ignoramus18836" wrote in message ... snip- What fluid should I use? DOT brake fluid? i Don't guess, and don't take anyone's word for the proper type fluid. Do your homework to ensure you use the right one. They are not all compatible with one another. Harold |
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Forklift leaking brake fluid from right brake drum
On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:03:32 -0500, Ignoramus18836
wrote: On 2011-11-02, Winston wrote: Ignoramus18836 wrote: I brought in an outdoor forklift on pneumatic tires. It is not the one that I bought for $500, but another one. This outdoor one, runs good, but has nonworking brakes. Quick investigation shows that brake system is full of air, and that brake fluid is leaking from the right brake drum (I can see it leaking). This is a Cat V50B LPG powered forklift. Am I correct in assuming that a repair is simple, though not necessarily easy, and likely amounts to replacing or fixing the brake cylinder os some such? Likely needs a flush and fill of the entire system and rebuilt wheel cylinders all around OK. The next problem is taking the wheels off, they are held by nuts that are 1 3/8" or so wide. Check the brake fluid. Is it clean and clear or does it have a green tinge? Clean and clear. The green is likely algae and needs to be flushed out. I found algae in the clutch cylinder on my truck. I flushed the heck out of the system then replaced both the master and clutch cylinders. The parts were inexpensive. Now the master cylinder is nice and clear. The clutch works much more linearly and easily. Recommend purchase a power bleeder. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MVP-0108 It will save you a *lot* of time and aggravation. I spent my life doing it the old way and the power bleeder makes the job almost a pleasure. --Winston What fluid should I use? DOT brake fluid? i 2nd on the power bleeder, and any DOT fluid. I did my truck a couple years ago, It was a stone bitch to get the drums off, they had rusted in place. Crowbar and BFH time. After that, it was a standard brake job. They are built just like every other drum brake. I turned the drums on my lathe, bought the shoes from hyster, the cylinder rebuild kits from NAPA. Had to build a custom thingy to adjust the brake shoes, there's no room for a screwdriver. Have fun. Karl |
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On 2011-11-02, Karl Townsend wrote:
is this it? http://www.machinerytrader.com/listi...?OHID=6819249& No, it is not. i |
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On Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:57:23 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote: On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:03:32 -0500, Ignoramus18836 wrote: On 2011-11-02, Winston wrote: Ignoramus18836 wrote: I brought in an outdoor forklift on pneumatic tires. It is not the one that I bought for $500, but another one. This outdoor one, runs good, but has nonworking brakes. Quick investigation shows that brake system is full of air, and that brake fluid is leaking from the right brake drum (I can see it leaking). This is a Cat V50B LPG powered forklift. Am I correct in assuming that a repair is simple, though not necessarily easy, and likely amounts to replacing or fixing the brake cylinder os some such? It should be fairly simple, frozen bolts and inaccessible bolts notwithstanding. Winnie's right, avoid the dust. Wet down some newspapers after placing them on the ground below the brake job, remove the drum, and drop it flat on the paper to shake off dust. Use a stiff brush (cut-down 2" nylon paint brush works well) to work more off and then take the drum outside (downwind) and blow the remainder off. Then have it turned and wash it down with brake kleen before installation. I usually marked the customer's name and wheel position on the car into the drum before sending them out, and marked the lug and drum to put it on the same way if the wheels were spin balanced on the vehicle. It reduced error. Likely needs a flush and fill of the entire system and rebuilt wheel cylinders all around OK. The next problem is taking the wheels off, they are held by nuts that are 1 3/8" or so wide. The person suggesting the 3/4" drive socket set was right. HF has some cheap sets in both 3/4" and 1". http://goo.gl/vqIuG You might want both regular and deep (impact!) sockets, a breaker bar (for places you can't get your impact into), and a 3/4" impact gun. Maybe you can find another cheap impact gun like the one you sold for a gazillion percent profit that last time. Check the brake fluid. Is it clean and clear or does it have a green tinge? Clean and clear. The green is likely algae and needs to be flushed out. I found algae in the clutch cylinder on my truck. I flushed the heck out of the system then replaced both the master and clutch cylinders. The parts were inexpensive. Now the master cylinder is nice and clear. The clutch works much more linearly and easily. Algae grows in water. Water is the bane to brake systems. Replacement of the cylinders was the way to go. Recommend purchase a power bleeder. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MVP-0108 It will save you a *lot* of time and aggravation. I spent my life doing it the old way and the power bleeder makes the job almost a pleasure. --Winston What fluid should I use? DOT brake fluid? i 2nd on the power bleeder, and any DOT fluid. Howard had the correct answer: Find out from CAT, then use the suggested fluid. Power bleeders (pressure from the master or vacuum from the wheel) are good. They allow you to do the job yourself, without help. I did my truck a couple years ago, It was a stone bitch to get the drums off, they had rusted in place. Crowbar and BFH time. After that, it was a standard brake job. They are built just like every other drum brake. I turned the drums on my lathe, bought the shoes from hyster, the cylinder rebuild kits from NAPA. Had to build a custom thingy to adjust the brake shoes, there's no room for a screwdriver. Karl, they sell brake spoons, y'know. http://goo.gl/0Gb4l Did yours look like that when you were done? g I cut mine in half when I needed a shorter one for an import truck with top adjuster once, and it turned out to be very handy for everything at that length. I most often used the angled side rather than the curved one. -- Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. -- Jimi Hendrix |
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Karl Townsend wrote:
(...) 2nd on the power bleeder, and any DOT fluid. I did my truck a couple years ago, It was a stone bitch to get the drums off, they had rusted in place. Crowbar and BFH time. Which reminds me of something I wish I knew much earlier! Drums can be a pain to remove even if you have sufficient gap and they can be impossible to remove without the gap. http://tinyurl.com/45xfrft http://tinyurl.com/44w2ate You will want to turn each adjuster so that you increase the gap between the shoes and the inside of the drum *before* you attempt to remove the drum. You would poke your adjustment tool through the back of the mounting plate and rotate the star wheel down a few times. If your drum has threaded removal holes, you can then put bolts in them to pull the drum off the axle. --Winston --Parking brake OFF. |
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Karl, they sell brake spoons, y'know. http://goo.gl/0Gb4l Did yours look like that when you were done? g I cut mine in half when I needed a shorter one for an import truck with top adjuster once, and it turned out to be very handy for everything at that length. I most often used the angled side rather than the curved one. Na, that wouldn't work. You got less than 1/2" from the little long hole to the fork mast. I made a right angle brake spoon, I guess. |
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I took off the wheel and the drum. It looks like the brake shoe
cylinder is leaking. I hope that I can find a replacement. i On 2011-11-02, Winston wrote: Karl Townsend wrote: (...) 2nd on the power bleeder, and any DOT fluid. I did my truck a couple years ago, It was a stone bitch to get the drums off, they had rusted in place. Crowbar and BFH time. Which reminds me of something I wish I knew much earlier! Drums can be a pain to remove even if you have sufficient gap and they can be impossible to remove without the gap. http://tinyurl.com/45xfrft http://tinyurl.com/44w2ate You will want to turn each adjuster so that you increase the gap between the shoes and the inside of the drum *before* you attempt to remove the drum. You would poke your adjustment tool through the back of the mounting plate and rotate the star wheel down a few times. If your drum has threaded removal holes, you can then put bolts in them to pull the drum off the axle. --Winston --Parking brake OFF. |
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On Nov 1, 9:03*pm, Ignoramus18836 ignoramus18...@NOSPAM.
18836.invalid wrote: The next problem is taking the wheels off, they are held by nuts that are 1 3/8" or so wide. Iggy A while back you had a video of a something like a 2" impact wrench. That will snatch that nut right off. CarlBoyd |
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On 11/1/2011 8:42 PM, dpb wrote:
On 11/1/2011 8:03 PM, Ignoramus18836 wrote: ... What fluid should I use? DOT brake fluid? OK on any I've seen. .... W/ the caveat it's highly unlikely it will have a DOT 5 (silicone-based) fluid but be sure to not mix the DOT 3,4, or 5.1 (glycol-based) with a DOT 5 if it were to be (or vice versa). Again, place to find out what was recommended/used before going ahead. Actually, I'd presume there would be at least a reasonable chance there's an indication on the master cylinder cover or a decal or something that notes the DOT classification. -- |
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dpb wrote:
On 11/1/2011 8:42 PM, dpb wrote: On 11/1/2011 8:03 PM, Ignoramus18836 wrote: ... What fluid should I use? DOT brake fluid? OK on any I've seen. ... W/ the caveat it's highly unlikely it will have a DOT 5 (silicone-based) fluid but be sure to not mix the DOT 3,4, or 5.1 (glycol-based) with a DOT 5 if it were to be (or vice versa). Again, place to find out what was recommended/used before going ahead. Actually, I'd presume there would be at least a reasonable chance there's an indication on the master cylinder cover or a decal or something that notes the DOT classification. Check my thinking here? In a given vehicle calling for a lower-boiling-point glycol fluid, one could safely and honorably do the flush and fill with the higher boiling point glycol fluid, yes? Say it calls for DOT 4 and I put in DOT 5.1? What would be the downside to flushing out DOT 3 or 4 and filling with DOT 5.0? --Winston |
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On 11/2/2011 3:03 PM, Winston wrote:
.... What would be the downside to flushing out DOT 3 or 4 and filling with DOT 5.0? .... Ensuring a _complete_ removal of _all_ entrained water/fluid is all. DOT 5, while it doesn't allow moisture to enter the system, it does not disperse any that is already there, either. So, if one can ensure a dry, uncontaminated system, sure. -- |
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On 11/2/2011 3:03 PM, Winston wrote:
.... Check my thinking here? In a given vehicle calling for a lower-boiling-point glycol fluid, one could safely and honorably do the flush and fill with the higher boiling point glycol fluid, yes? Say it calls for DOT 4 and I put in DOT 5.1? .... Missed this earlier...that's ok, certainly. Probably unneeded and no real benefit much like higher octane gas in engines that don't spec it but likewise it doesn't do anything bad. -- |
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dpb wrote:
On 11/2/2011 3:03 PM, Winston wrote: ... Check my thinking here? In a given vehicle calling for a lower-boiling-point glycol fluid, one could safely and honorably do the flush and fill with the higher boiling point glycol fluid, yes? Say it calls for DOT 4 and I put in DOT 5.1? ... Missed this earlier...that's ok, certainly. Probably unneeded and no real benefit much like higher octane gas in engines that don't spec it but likewise it doesn't do anything bad. -- OK. Thanks! --Winston |
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On Wed, 2 Nov 2011 09:45:03 -0700 (PDT), Carl
wrote: On Nov 1, 9:03*pm, Ignoramus18836 ignoramus18...@NOSPAM. 18836.invalid wrote: The next problem is taking the wheels off, they are held by nuts that are 1 3/8" or so wide. Iggy A while back you had a video of a something like a 2" impact wrench. That will snatch that nut right off. He sold it not long after he bought it. And it would have been a bit of overkill for this, plus he would need enough air to get it moving. For this, something in the 3/4" to 1" impact would be plenty. The fun part is picking it up to work on it - you need a special low-profile high-load floor jack to pick it up, so start looking. Sometimes there's a place for a 'stubby' bottle jack or a "Toe Jack" they use to get charter bus Tag Axles off the ground - but be careful, if you drop that fork truck on your toe... You are also supposed to have special low-boy jackstands for fork trucks, but that's easily substituted with good cribbing lumber and a chunk of 1/2" steel plate on top to spread the load steel to steel. One Good Thing: This one looks like it has enough ground clearance to go outside and deal with a little snow without getting instantly stucked. Once it has working brakes, that is... -- Bruce -- |
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On 2011-11-03, Bruce L. Bergman (munged human readable) wrote:
On Wed, 2 Nov 2011 09:45:03 -0700 (PDT), Carl wrote: On Nov 1, 9:03?pm, Ignoramus18836 ignoramus18...@NOSPAM. 18836.invalid wrote: The next problem is taking the wheels off, they are held by nuts that are 1 3/8" or so wide. Iggy A while back you had a video of a something like a 2" impact wrench. That will snatch that nut right off. He sold it not long after he bought it. And it would have been a bit of overkill for this, plus he would need enough air to get it moving. I took the nuts off, using an electric 3/4" impact wrench. For this, something in the 3/4" to 1" impact would be plenty. The fun part is picking it up to work on it - you need a special low-profile high-load floor jack to pick it up, so start looking. Not at all. Sometimes there's a place for a 'stubby' bottle jack or a "Toe Jack" they use to get charter bus Tag Axles off the ground - but be careful, if you drop that fork truck on your toe... You are also supposed to have special low-boy jackstands for fork trucks, but that's easily substituted with good cribbing lumber and a chunk of 1/2" steel plate on top to spread the load steel to steel. I lifted the forklift using a Simplex jack, and it is now resting on 4x4s. One Good Thing: This one looks like it has enough ground clearance to go outside and deal with a little snow without getting instantly stucked. Once it has working brakes, that is... Yes, it is attractive for a few purposes like that, indeed. i |
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On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:14:18 -0500, Ignoramus18836
wrote: I brought in an outdoor forklift on pneumatic tires. It is not the one that I bought for $500, but another one. This outdoor one, runs good, but has nonworking brakes. Quick investigation shows that brake system is full of air, and that brake fluid is leaking from the right brake drum (I can see it leaking). This is a Cat V50B LPG powered forklift. Am I correct in assuming that a repair is simple, though not necessarily easy, and likely amounts to replacing or fixing the brake cylinder os some such? i Yes. One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. Gunner Asch |
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On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:03:32 -0500, Ignoramus18836
wrote: The next problem is taking the wheels off, they are held by nuts that are 1 3/8" or so wide. The next problem is getting each tire up off the floor so you CAn pull the wheel. Im curious how you are going to do this. There will be a test following the thread. One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. Gunner Asch |
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On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:44:00 -0500, Ignoramus8802
wrote: On 2011-11-03, Bruce L. Bergman (munged human readable) wrote: On Wed, 2 Nov 2011 09:45:03 -0700 (PDT), Carl wrote: On Nov 1, 9:03?pm, Ignoramus18836 ignoramus18...@NOSPAM. 18836.invalid wrote: The next problem is taking the wheels off, they are held by nuts that are 1 3/8" or so wide. Iggy A while back you had a video of a something like a 2" impact wrench. That will snatch that nut right off. He sold it not long after he bought it. And it would have been a bit of overkill for this, plus he would need enough air to get it moving. I took the nuts off, using an electric 3/4" impact wrench. For this, something in the 3/4" to 1" impact would be plenty. The fun part is picking it up to work on it - you need a special low-profile high-load floor jack to pick it up, so start looking. Not at all. Sometimes there's a place for a 'stubby' bottle jack or a "Toe Jack" they use to get charter bus Tag Axles off the ground - but be careful, if you drop that fork truck on your toe... You are also supposed to have special low-boy jackstands for fork trucks, but that's easily substituted with good cribbing lumber and a chunk of 1/2" steel plate on top to spread the load steel to steel. I lifted the forklift using a Simplex jack, and it is now resting on 4x4s. You couldnt lift the front wheels by using a 6x6 under the back of the forks and then tilting the mast? One Good Thing: This one looks like it has enough ground clearance to go outside and deal with a little snow without getting instantly stucked. Once it has working brakes, that is... Yes, it is attractive for a few purposes like that, indeed. i One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. Gunner Asch |
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Forklift leaking brake fluid from right brake drum
On 2011-11-05, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:03:32 -0500, Ignoramus18836 wrote: The next problem is taking the wheels off, they are held by nuts that are 1 3/8" or so wide. The next problem is getting each tire up off the floor so you CAn pull the wheel. Im curious how you are going to do this. There will be a test following the thread. Lifting the forklift was the easiest part of the job so far. I used a Simplex 10 ton mechanical jack. Right now the front of the forklift sits on 4x4s. I also took the wheel off with a 3/4" electric impact wrench. I bought a Timken bearing for the wheel, however, not the brake cylinder yet. Forklift dealers seem to be intent on wasting a lot of my time. I should have bought one online. i |
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Forklift leaking brake fluid from right brake drum
On 2011-11-05, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:44:00 -0500, Ignoramus8802 wrote: On 2011-11-03, Bruce L. Bergman (munged human readable) wrote: On Wed, 2 Nov 2011 09:45:03 -0700 (PDT), Carl wrote: On Nov 1, 9:03?pm, Ignoramus18836 ignoramus18...@NOSPAM. 18836.invalid wrote: The next problem is taking the wheels off, they are held by nuts that are 1 3/8" or so wide. Iggy A while back you had a video of a something like a 2" impact wrench. That will snatch that nut right off. He sold it not long after he bought it. And it would have been a bit of overkill for this, plus he would need enough air to get it moving. I took the nuts off, using an electric 3/4" impact wrench. For this, something in the 3/4" to 1" impact would be plenty. The fun part is picking it up to work on it - you need a special low-profile high-load floor jack to pick it up, so start looking. Not at all. Sometimes there's a place for a 'stubby' bottle jack or a "Toe Jack" they use to get charter bus Tag Axles off the ground - but be careful, if you drop that fork truck on your toe... You are also supposed to have special low-boy jackstands for fork trucks, but that's easily substituted with good cribbing lumber and a chunk of 1/2" steel plate on top to spread the load steel to steel. I lifted the forklift using a Simplex jack, and it is now resting on 4x4s. You couldnt lift the front wheels by using a 6x6 under the back of the forks and then tilting the mast? I wanted to do it the fight way, to have the forklift sitting up in th air, without relying on any hydraulics. One Good Thing: This one looks like it has enough ground clearance to go outside and deal with a little snow without getting instantly stucked. Once it has working brakes, that is... Yes, it is attractive for a few purposes like that, indeed. i One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. Gunner Asch |
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Forklift leaking brake fluid from right brake drum
On Sat, 05 Nov 2011 08:14:50 -0500, Ignoramus27678
wrote: On 2011-11-05, Gunner Asch wrote: On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:03:32 -0500, Ignoramus18836 wrote: The next problem is taking the wheels off, they are held by nuts that are 1 3/8" or so wide. The next problem is getting each tire up off the floor so you CAn pull the wheel. Im curious how you are going to do this. There will be a test following the thread. Lifting the forklift was the easiest part of the job so far. I used a Simplex 10 ton mechanical jack. Right now the front of the forklift sits on 4x4s. I also took the wheel off with a 3/4" electric impact wrench. I bought a Timken bearing for the wheel, however, not the brake cylinder yet. Forklift dealers seem to be intent on wasting a lot of my time. I should have bought one online. Generally, when a dealer/mfgr wastes your time, it is for one of two things. One is that they simply don't care a rat's ass whether or not it is an inconvenience to you. Second is to figure out a way to make a really hefty profit from you. A distant third is that the person you talked with is extremely incompetent, though this possibility may crop up during your stint with #1 or #2, too. (Cynics Unite!) -- The unexamined life is not worth living. --Socrates |
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Forklift leaking brake fluid from right brake drum
On Sat, 05 Nov 2011 08:14:50 -0500, Ignoramus27678
wrote: On 2011-11-05, Gunner Asch wrote: On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:03:32 -0500, Ignoramus18836 wrote: The next problem is taking the wheels off, they are held by nuts that are 1 3/8" or so wide. The next problem is getting each tire up off the floor so you CAn pull the wheel. Im curious how you are going to do this. There will be a test following the thread. Lifting the forklift was the easiest part of the job so far. I used a Simplex 10 ton mechanical jack. Right now the front of the forklift sits on 4x4s. Okay, Gunner, Test Grading time - Fail, or Partial Credit? I vote for Partial Credit, because he WILL need that Simplex for working on the rear tires and suspension - no mast on that end. But if the truck runs, the 'tilt mast back, add cribbing under mast, tilt mast forward, safety cribbing under chassis' is a lot easier. (And for {$Deity}'s sake, don't anybody show Iggy that "Self Loading Excavator into the back of a Dump Truck" footage for a few years. He might get ideas he shouldn't have yet. That's an advanced level trick for someone with a few hundred operating hours under their belt. People like Adam Savage - and he freaked when he first tried it...) I also took the wheel off with a 3/4" electric impact wrench. I bought a Timken bearing for the wheel, however, not the brake cylinder yet. Forklift dealers seem to be intent on wasting a lot of my time. I should have bought one online. Sometimes there's a valid reason for the 50 Questions - especially on industrial gear where they've made the same item for 30 or 40 years straight. They make production changes, so you need to know the serial number and/or the manufacture date. And if you can get the casting numbers off the bad parts, that helps too. Some trucks use the same axle and backing plates for several different weight ranges - there's one part for 13X2-1/2" brake shoes for the single-wheel, and a different size wheel cylinder for the 13X5" shoes on a Dually tired truck. And it's easy to swap the parts around in the field, so they need to know what you've got. -- Bruce -- |
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Forklift leaking brake fluid from right brake drum
On 2011-11-05, Bruce L. Bergman (munged human readable) wrote:
On Sat, 05 Nov 2011 08:14:50 -0500, Ignoramus27678 wrote: On 2011-11-05, Gunner Asch wrote: On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:03:32 -0500, Ignoramus18836 wrote: The next problem is taking the wheels off, they are held by nuts that are 1 3/8" or so wide. The next problem is getting each tire up off the floor so you CAn pull the wheel. Im curious how you are going to do this. There will be a test following the thread. Lifting the forklift was the easiest part of the job so far. I used a Simplex 10 ton mechanical jack. Right now the front of the forklift sits on 4x4s. Okay, Gunner, Test Grading time - Fail, or Partial Credit? I vote for Partial Credit, because he WILL need that Simplex for working on the rear tires and suspension - no mast on that end. I lost you here. I have this simplex jack on the shelf, why can't I use it for the back? But if the truck runs, the 'tilt mast back, add cribbing under mast, tilt mast forward, safety cribbing under chassis' is a lot easier. (And for {$Deity}'s sake, don't anybody show Iggy that "Self Loading Excavator into the back of a Dump Truck" footage for a few years. He might get ideas he shouldn't have yet. That's an advanced level trick for someone with a few hundred operating hours under their belt. People like Adam Savage - and he freaked when he first tried it...) I am too much of a chicken to attempt that. I also took the wheel off with a 3/4" electric impact wrench. I bought a Timken bearing for the wheel, however, not the brake cylinder yet. Forklift dealers seem to be intent on wasting a lot of my time. I should have bought one online. Sometimes there's a valid reason for the 50 Questions - especially on industrial gear where they've made the same item for 30 or 40 years straight. They make production changes, so you need to know the serial number and/or the manufacture date. And if you can get the casting numbers off the bad parts, that helps too. Some trucks use the same axle and backing plates for several different weight ranges - there's one part for 13X2-1/2" brake shoes for the single-wheel, and a different size wheel cylinder for the 13X5" shoes on a Dually tired truck. And it's easy to swap the parts around in the field, so they need to know what you've got. There was a part number on the bendix cylinder. I think that I found some parts that interchange. i |
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Forklift leaking brake fluid from right brake drum
On Nov 5, 8:14*am, Ignoramus27678 ignoramus27...@NOSPAM.
27678.invalid wrote: On 2011-11-05, Gunner Asch wrote: On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:03:32 -0500, Ignoramus18836 wrote: The next problem is taking the wheels off, they are held by nuts that are 1 3/8" or so wide. The next problem is getting each tire up off the floor so you CAn pull the wheel. Im curious how *you are going to do this. There will be a test following the thread. Lifting the forklift was the easiest part of the job so far. I used a Simplex 10 ton mechanical jack. Right now the front of the forklift sits on 4x4s. I also took the wheel off with a 3/4" electric impact wrench. I bought a Timken bearing for the wheel, however, not the brake cylinder yet. Forklift dealers seem to be intent on wasting a lot of my time. I should have bought one online. i Those dealers want to do the service...very high profit margin...rather than to sell you a part...low profit margin. TMT |
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Forklift leaking brake fluid from right brake drum
On Sat, 05 Nov 2011 08:14:50 -0500, Ignoramus27678
wrote: On 2011-11-05, Gunner Asch wrote: On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:03:32 -0500, Ignoramus18836 wrote: The next problem is taking the wheels off, they are held by nuts that are 1 3/8" or so wide. The next problem is getting each tire up off the floor so you CAn pull the wheel. Im curious how you are going to do this. There will be a test following the thread. Lifting the forklift was the easiest part of the job so far. I used a Simplex 10 ton mechanical jack. Right now the front of the forklift sits on 4x4s. Good job! I also took the wheel off with a 3/4" electric impact wrench. I bought a Timken bearing for the wheel, however, not the brake cylinder yet. Forklift dealers seem to be intent on wasting a lot of my time. I should have bought one online. i Forklift dealers tend to have a service staff..and as such..they would prefer not to sell you parts. Shrug..fact of life So online may be quicker unless you find a dealer who likes end users for something other than a money source to be mowed with regularity. Gunner One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. Gunner Asch |
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Forklift leaking brake fluid from right brake drum
On Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:04:03 -0700, "Bruce L. Bergman (munged human
readable)" wrote: On Sat, 05 Nov 2011 08:14:50 -0500, Ignoramus27678 wrote: On 2011-11-05, Gunner Asch wrote: On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:03:32 -0500, Ignoramus18836 wrote: The next problem is taking the wheels off, they are held by nuts that are 1 3/8" or so wide. The next problem is getting each tire up off the floor so you CAn pull the wheel. Im curious how you are going to do this. There will be a test following the thread. Lifting the forklift was the easiest part of the job so far. I used a Simplex 10 ton mechanical jack. Right now the front of the forklift sits on 4x4s. Okay, Gunner, Test Grading time - Fail, or Partial Credit? Full Credit for his solution. I vote for Partial Credit, because he WILL need that Simplex for working on the rear tires and suspension - no mast on that end. Who changes rear tires? VBG But if the truck runs, the 'tilt mast back, add cribbing under mast, tilt mast forward, safety cribbing under chassis' is a lot easier. (And for {$Deity}'s sake, don't anybody show Iggy that "Self Loading Excavator into the back of a Dump Truck" footage for a few years. He might get ideas he shouldn't have yet. That's an advanced level trick for someone with a few hundred operating hours under their belt. People like Adam Savage - and he freaked when he first tried it...) I also took the wheel off with a 3/4" electric impact wrench. I bought a Timken bearing for the wheel, however, not the brake cylinder yet. Forklift dealers seem to be intent on wasting a lot of my time. I should have bought one online. Sometimes there's a valid reason for the 50 Questions - especially on industrial gear where they've made the same item for 30 or 40 years straight. They make production changes, so you need to know the serial number and/or the manufacture date. And if you can get the casting numbers off the bad parts, that helps too. Some trucks use the same axle and backing plates for several different weight ranges - there's one part for 13X2-1/2" brake shoes for the single-wheel, and a different size wheel cylinder for the 13X5" shoes on a Dually tired truck. And it's easy to swap the parts around in the field, so they need to know what you've got. -- Bruce -- Listen to Bruce..he is a fart smella...err..smart fella!! One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. Gunner Asch |
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Forklift leaking brake fluid from right brake drum
On Sat, 05 Nov 2011 08:15:41 -0500, Ignoramus27678
wrote: On 2011-11-05, Gunner Asch wrote: On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:44:00 -0500, Ignoramus8802 wrote: On 2011-11-03, Bruce L. Bergman (munged human readable) wrote: On Wed, 2 Nov 2011 09:45:03 -0700 (PDT), Carl wrote: On Nov 1, 9:03?pm, Ignoramus18836 ignoramus18...@NOSPAM. 18836.invalid wrote: The next problem is taking the wheels off, they are held by nuts that are 1 3/8" or so wide. Iggy A while back you had a video of a something like a 2" impact wrench. That will snatch that nut right off. He sold it not long after he bought it. And it would have been a bit of overkill for this, plus he would need enough air to get it moving. I took the nuts off, using an electric 3/4" impact wrench. For this, something in the 3/4" to 1" impact would be plenty. The fun part is picking it up to work on it - you need a special low-profile high-load floor jack to pick it up, so start looking. Not at all. Sometimes there's a place for a 'stubby' bottle jack or a "Toe Jack" they use to get charter bus Tag Axles off the ground - but be careful, if you drop that fork truck on your toe... You are also supposed to have special low-boy jackstands for fork trucks, but that's easily substituted with good cribbing lumber and a chunk of 1/2" steel plate on top to spread the load steel to steel. I lifted the forklift using a Simplex jack, and it is now resting on 4x4s. You couldnt lift the front wheels by using a 6x6 under the back of the forks and then tilting the mast? I wanted to do it the fight way, to have the forklift sitting up in th air, without relying on any hydraulics. Thats what the other 6x6s are for..once you get it up. Takes about 1 minute to get the front end up and start stuffing wood under it. While drinking a cup of coffee. And you got it in one...the "fight way" VBG One Good Thing: This one looks like it has enough ground clearance to go outside and deal with a little snow without getting instantly stucked. Once it has working brakes, that is... Yes, it is attractive for a few purposes like that, indeed. i One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. Gunner Asch One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. Gunner Asch |
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Forklift leaking brake fluid from right brake drum
On 11/5/2011 1:07 PM, Ignoramus27678 wrote:
.... There was a part number on the bendix cylinder. I think that I found some parts that interchange. Be _very_ careful there about what you substitute...more often (or at least as often) than not those will be OEM-specific stuff not sold other than thru the OEM supply chain. The disadvantage of Green and/or Yellow or other NamedPaintSchemes, but there's the fact they are what they are and parts are available for 20-, 30=, maybe even 50 years (and the gear is still functional after that long). -- |
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Forklift leaking brake fluid from right brake drum
On 2011-11-05, dpb wrote:
On 11/5/2011 1:07 PM, Ignoramus27678 wrote: ... There was a part number on the bendix cylinder. I think that I found some parts that interchange. Be _very_ careful there about what you substitute...more often (or at least as often) than not those will be OEM-specific stuff not sold other than thru the OEM supply chain. The disadvantage of Green and/or Yellow or other NamedPaintSchemes, but there's the fact they are what they are and parts are available for 20-, 30=, maybe even 50 years (and the gear is still functional after that long). -- I do not understand what you are saying, sorry. i |
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