Thanks for responding. Forward or reverse makes no difference..Actual break pedal is super tight....Parking break is disengaging. No loss of fluid in break cylinder. Thanks again
Are the brakes locked in forward & reverse, or do they release when you change direction?
Are you sure the parking brake is releasing?
Has the level of the brake fluid in the master cylinder gone down?
Ok so as I said before the inching pedal works great. It even helped the breaks work better as well...Unfortunately today when I pressed the breaks they locked up and now they won't come unstuck. Every time I drive I have to press the gas pedal hard and the truck lurches forward and does not drive smoothly. Any Ideas? Thanks
Yep you nailed it. I replaced it and it holds great. Thanks a lot!
Thanks a lot! I will try that.
The inching pedal dumps pressure in the transmission- effectively putting the trans in nuetral so that you can raise the engine speed to use the hydraulics without fighting the trans.
If you're losing brake fluid in the inching master cylinder with no visible leaks, the fluid is going into the trans through the actual inching spool itself. The brake line on the inching side should go from the master cylinder, to a cylinder with multiple brake lines going to it on the front of the differential behind the upright. One of those brake lines should go to the left side of the trans (as sitting on the machine) to a little cylinder looking thing with a bleeder on the top. This is the inching spool- remove the brake line, the spool should unthread from the trans- replace the spool itself- Clark #2798420. Don't worry about the brake fluid in the trans- it's a very small amount compared to the fluid volume of the trans
Ok, so now I have the breaks working. However, the Inching pedal keeps using up fluid and it is not draining out on the floor or anywhere in the machine I can see. It has to be going somewhere. Any thoughts? Thanks
Yes it is a C500/YS60. Bleeders are on the top of the wheel hubs. Parking break works fairly well. I have the breaks working slightly but not up to par.
I believe it is an automatic. It has a high and low setting and a forward and reverse. So I believe that means automatic.
Never heard of an inching pedal before. Now that you mentioned it I will research it in full. Just found a diagram on an inching pedal. That is exactly what it is! Thanks
Is the model a C500-YS60? Where are the brake bleeders exactly- on top of the wheel hubs or under the floorboard on top of either side of the transaxle? The parkiing brake is a seperate drum brake on the rear right side of the trans. Is the parking brake cable adjusted correctly? When energizing the parking brake the handle should feel a bit of increasing resistance as the handle is being pulled rearward.
As far as the clutch, is the unit a manual or automatic? Sometimes folks refer to the inching pedal as the clutch pedal. That could be a few things depending on your answer