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Grabby brakes

G30E-3 serial CX-04308

I am a new owner of this unit and it came with brakes that grab and groan even when the pedal is pressed lightly. I know they're a wet multi-plate setup but it seems like they're responding as if they're dry. Do they run in the diff oil? Or do they have their own reservoir? thanks
  • Posted 14 Aug 2018 00:13
  • Modified 14 Aug 2018 00:15 by poster
  • By Java
  • joined 11 Jul'18 - 3 messages
  • Ontario, Canada
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Drain and clean out the oil in the brake system and replace with low foaming universal tractor transmission fluid. Run for a few hours and change it again with universal tractor transmission fluid. It will be fine after that
  • Posted 6 May 2022 02:24
  • By Cupidstunt
  • joined 27 Sep'20 - 3 messages
  • Bristol, United Kingdom
Thanks Tom, ended up using TGH fluid. I think the old fluid just hadn't been changed in a long time, it had lost its lubricity and that's why the brakes were grabbing.
  • Posted 17 Aug 2018 03:31
  • By Java
  • joined 11 Jul'18 - 3 messages
  • Ontario, Canada
Doosan recommends a trans/gear lube for wet brake applications.
  • Posted 17 Aug 2018 03:13
  • By tom_p
  • joined 21 Feb'11 - 198 messages
  • Alberta, Canada
Thanks Helga I'll give it a try
  • Posted 14 Aug 2018 03:47
  • By Java
  • joined 11 Jul'18 - 3 messages
  • Ontario, Canada
Hi There, We had a problem the same a Doosan Forklift, We changed the Diff Oil at the front, and by memory it was Automatic oil, Dextron used. I would recommend change the Oil with the correct fluid.
Helga
  • Posted 14 Aug 2018 01:22
  • By Helga
  • joined 11 Aug'18 - 5 messages
  • United Kingdom

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