frozen brakes
frozen brakes
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frozen brakes
Make sure the parking brake is not frozen!!
Take off the wheels and try tapping/hitting on the brake drums to get them to free up...
Moisture will hold the brake shoes to the drum. Caused from sitting still..
__JOHN__ô¿õ
1972 F-250
ICQ# 6030753
Take off the wheels and try tapping/hitting on the brake drums to get them to free up...
Moisture will hold the brake shoes to the drum. Caused from sitting still..
__JOHN__ô¿õ
1972 F-250
ICQ# 6030753
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If you have a way to pull or tow it out of the garage, try that. It might just free up the brakes enough to get it rolling. I had the same problem with my '68 after it sat for 10 years under a shed. I wound up replacing everything, more for safety than anything else.
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Try it backwards first. You may try an old tire between your tractor and the truck and give it a nudge. It shouldn't take a lot of distance unless the wheels are sliding. Hope you get it going. :-)
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Thank you John Wilker for your suggestions. My '68 is on a small "retreat" in the woods 40 miles from my home and will be attended to within the near future. I will post the results as soon as "she' is free. Thank you all and happy holidays.P.S. N.C. is on my retire to list.
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Come on down, join the crowd, seems everybody else wants to also.
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