Steering, brake fade

[Petr Brezina]

Hi Richie, there are some good hints, I will check all again.
I would say that my shoes are now at 60-70% of the nominal thickness - Im using outer hole because I made setting according to british manual which differs in this point from the canadian.
Thanks for your advices will report the result

[Petr Brezina]

Underwent through whole alignment procedure again and she is turning nicely - see video. Also used now alignment tools, this time more professional
Thanks Richie and Michael R for your hints.

https://youtube.com/shorts/YaatRAQR6...KIkTxSfK6aSUFO

[Mike Gurr]

Handy that this thread surfaced again now. Following a couple of very muddy shows and the feeling that my Carrier just wasn't turning as well as it used to, I have just had my brake drums off to clean out the mud and sand off the glaze from the brake shoes. All went well and I have set the brakes up with the 80 ft lbs then back off 4 clicks which gives exactly what it should with the brakes coming on at 90 degrees of wheel on and full on at around the 160 degrees of wheel. However having put on full left or right wheel the relevant brake sticks on but releases as soon as I press on the brake pedal. I have to take another look at it tomorrow but anyone any ideas?

[RichardT10829]

Clean all the bell cranks and make sure they are free. Check your expanders aren’t full of mud, clean and re grease them. Grease all bell cranks and you should be good to go.

[Mike Gurr]

Indeed it was to clean all the mud out that I took the drums off in the first place. While static with the tracks off I found that after applying either brake fully on I had to turn the steering wheel back to centre and then slightly beyond to free up the brakes. With the tracks back on this does not seem to be a problem and it turns on the spot perfectly. Once stopped I can still push it along by hand so the brakes are not binding. Sorted!