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inch and brake pedal do not come up again after pressed down

Hi,
mine is a C500y40PD.
Pressing down the inching pedal, the truck slows down and even will stopp in the end, but it is hard to drive forward or backwards incrementally after a stopp.
There is no backpressure felt, which will move the pedal back to the upright position. Same is the brake pedal.
What is to look for first? If brake and trans fluid are on level, what should be the next step to cure the problem?
Thanks in advance for any hints.
Heinz
  • Posted 19 Jun 2017 06:07
  • By Heinz_S
  • joined 19 Jun'17 - 5 messages
  • NRW, Germany
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Hallo and thanks. I find the return springs. I guess all the turning parts get a little bit stiff over time, so I greased all moving parts. It became better, but to improve the movement, I have to shorten or to exchange the springs. That's it. Thanks a lot. Heinz, Germany.
  • Posted 25 Jan 2018 18:42
  • By Heinz_S
  • joined 19 Jun'17 - 5 messages
  • NRW, Germany
Keep going
Heinz
This truck is old school. There should be return springs on the pedal linkage. If the master cylinders do not fully return to the up position they will not recharge with fluid.
  • Posted 22 Jun 2017 22:38
  • By BREWSKI
  • joined 10 Jan'12 - 1,699 messages
  • Nebraska, United States
Hi and thanks for the quick reply. I had a look to, but did not see them. I checked all fluid levels and they are ok. Especially concerning the inching pedal, there is no loss at all in the master cylinder on the left hand side of the truck.
  • Posted 22 Jun 2017 20:56
  • By Heinz_S
  • joined 19 Jun'17 - 5 messages
  • NRW, Germany
Did you check the pedal return springs?
  • Posted 19 Jun 2017 23:00
  • By BREWSKI
  • joined 10 Jan'12 - 1,699 messages
  • Nebraska, United States

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