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brake issue

...so I'm a new guy to the forum here and also fairly new to the lift truck world. Question I have is I have to go look at a GP25K tommorrow that customer said brakes are locked up on it and it wont move. The mechanic there opened the bleeder to let some pressure out so they could move the truck and then the pedal became hard as a rock....I'm stumped as to where to start looking....any advice?
  • Posted 14 Mar 2013 08:19
  • By ctforkliftguy
  • joined 14 Mar'13 - 48 messages
  • Connecticut, United States
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Well I went to look at the truck the other day and found that somehow the adjusting rod nut had backed itself off and made the rod longer, hence, the stiff pedal. I adjusted the free play in the pedal and rod and the truck runs great now! Thanks for everyones input!
  • Posted 18 Mar 2013 08:47
  • By ctforkliftguy
  • joined 14 Mar'13 - 48 messages
  • Connecticut, United States
..Thanks Swoop for the info. I "also" was thinking of the parking brake possibly. I was there for about 2 minutes yesterday and felt both the front hubs and they were both hot. I would like to "guess" that the problem is not down at the wheels if both hubs were hot. We shall see!! Thanks
  • Posted 14 Mar 2013 21:12
  • By ctforkliftguy
  • joined 14 Mar'13 - 48 messages
  • Connecticut, United States
ya what bbforks says happens alot
if bleeding it did not remedy things then i would try to de-adjust the master cylinder rod and add more freeplay and then see what happens.
Check pedal freeplay first, if there is none, then loosen the jamnut on the rod and back it off till you have freeplay. Then see if the brakes free up.

If they dont then your problems are probably elsewhere like the park brake or the wheels.
Hope its not the wheels because if they are locked up getting the drums off can be a pain, you'll have to go in through the adjusting hole in the backing plates and manually push the locktab back and deadjust the adjusters to get the shoes to back off enough to get the hubs off.
You can easily check the wheels by putting blocks underneath the mast channels and tilting forward till the wheels leave the ground, then manually try and turn the wheels and see if they are free to turn.
  • Posted 14 Mar 2013 20:27
  • By swoop223
  • joined 23 Mar'12 - 3,691 messages
  • North Carolina, United States
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bbforks, as far as I know, nobody has changed it, but we all know how that goes! I really dont want to have to yank the drums off if I don't have to....thanks for the info!
  • Posted 14 Mar 2013 11:07
  • By ctforkliftguy
  • joined 14 Mar'13 - 48 messages
  • Connecticut, United States
ct- find out if someone has recently replaced the brake master cyl. Sounds like the brake rod needs adjusting. Usually once they're adjusted- they stay that way
  • Posted 14 Mar 2013 10:06
  • By bbforks
  • joined 1 Mar'12 - 1,437 messages
  • Pennsylvania, United States
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