Carrier woes

[jeff davis]

Yes same problem with both of my Carriers .
Good idea about spring
Jeff

[The Bedford Boys]

I've experienced it on a UC here in NZ too.

[Michael R.]

Get the manual and do not be afraid to comply with the directions, in particular where words like 'imperative', 'must' and 'necessary' appear.

Once the linkages and rods are correctly set and balanced, the two brake rods (M and N in UC-F1 Steering page G-3) are adjusted to the point of requiring a pry bar to assemble the clevis pins. It is not uncommon on Canadian serviced carriers to find the far end clevis welded to those rods.

If you can insert those two clevis pins without the aid of a pry tool, and do not have correct clearance on the hand brake control bar, you can look forward to the hand brake control bar and hand brake lever causing creep when the foot brake is applied.

[Ben]

100% what Michael R says above.

Make the tools as shown in the manual and set your control rods to their correct lengths, once done, your brake won't creep. Guarantee it.

It's a fiddle to do and for best results you'll need to split the track. Invite a friend round to help, it'll take a couple of hours at least if you've never done it before.

Ben

[RichardT10829]

As per Ben and Michael... I use the adjusting tools (I swear by them) with some pre load on the foot brake links you don't get any creep on with the parking brake... It takes a fair bit of pre load tithe point of using a pry bar as described above.

Do as per the manual and take your time.

[Robert Bergeron]

Friends,

Thank-you very much for your sound and detailed advice.

I am not much of a Carrier mechanic but Richard is , so i guess i will have to hire one of you guys to help me out !

Now Richard and i have our answer and the correct procedure to correct our ''personal '' problem with our ''sticks'' .

Many thanks.

Robert