Friends,
I want to adress a problem experiencd by a friend . I will not name him as he asked to remain anonymous . You see , It is a problem very personal in nature.
We are talking about a No 2 Mk 2* Canadian UC.
She is precious.
Anytime my friend applies the foot brake , the $%%$$%? ( damned ) ! emergency ( hand ) brake creeps backward a few inches and stays in the ''on'' position .
Once in a while he pushes on the button on the top and retracts the offending culprit.
A valid question would be to ask if this unfaithfullness to fully retracted position is normal is wearing out the brake liners or is it '' normal '' .
Is anyone else in the same position ( operating a UC ) experiencing the same problem ( situation ) ?
I know this is a rather stupid question but we really think my friend and i are the only ones in the world with this kind of problem...
In the pictures you will notice my friend's ''stick '' her.. my friend's emergency brake is painted red. That is because his vison is getting worse with age and he could'nt see it under the front armor. So he decided on painting it red. did.
Anyone one else besides Richard and i have this kind of ''personal'' problem with our sticks ?
Again, thank-you very much for your kind advice on this most delicate matter.
Tomorrow the Carrier goes out on parade for Remebrance Day. Pictures , same time , same channel .
'' They will never grow old.. we shall always remember them ''
Cheers.
Robert