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Clark c500 brake adjustment?

I have an older Clark C500 with the brakes internal to the drive unit. How do you adjust these brakes???
Mark [email address removed]
  • Posted 21 Nov 2010 06:36
  • Modified 21 Nov 2010 06:37 by poster
  • By mark_c
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  • South Carolina, United States
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What are your symptoms?
  • Posted 6 Jul 2012 02:01
  • By bbforks
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  • Pennsylvania, United States
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Customers love technology- until they have to pay to fix it!
The C500-355 series had internal automatic adjusters. Try hard stop in reverse. The adjusters are a preset unit from the factory. Prolly not the adjusters, but worn shoes, if its been a while.

Check master cyls. for proper action and adjustment.
  • Posted 6 Jul 2012 01:51
  • By clay_d
  • joined 6 Jul'12 - 5 messages
  • California, United States
Clay Dart

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