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Section
7002

BRAKE TROUBLESHOOTING

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TESTING THE BRAKE SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Vehicle Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
TROUBLESHOOTING TABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Problem in Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Problem in Parking Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
TROUBLESHOOTING THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE CIRCUIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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TESTING THE BRAKE SYSTEM

Vehicle Brakes Parking Brake

NOTE: Check brake pedal free travel before
proceeding, see section 7000. Check the brake STEP 1
system for leaks or damaged lines, repair or replace Apply the parking brake.
as necessary.
STEP 2
STEP 1 Lock the brake pedals with the brake pedal locking
Place the back hoe in the travel lock position, use the pin.
stabilizers and raise the rear wheels off of the floor. IMPORTANT: Be prepared to stop the machine in
case of sudden movement.
STEP 2
Lock the brake pedals with the brake pedal locking STEP 3
pin. Place the gear slector in 3rd gear on manual
tranmission machines. For power shift transmission,
STEP 3 place the auto/manual switch to manual, select 3rd
Place the range selector in 2nd gear, release the gear on the FNR lever.
parking brake and place the FNR selector in F or R
position. STEP 4
NOTE: Make sure the differential lock is not With engine running at low idle place the selector
engaged. lever in F position.

STEP 4 STEP 5
Slowly apply the brakes, both tires should stop Raise engine RPM to 1500, the machine should not
rotating at the same time. move.

STEP 5
Move the machine to a clear level area with sufficient
space to accelerate the machine to 5 km/hr (3 mph).
STEP 6
Once the machine has reached 5 km/hr (3 mph),
quickly apply the brakes, both tires should lock and
slide.
STEP 6
Repeat the procedure with the selector in the R
position.
NOTE: If the machine moves the parking brake will
have to be repaired, see secion 7000.

STEP 7
Accelerate the machine to 5 km/hr (3 mph).

STEP 8
Slowly apply th e b rakes, there sho uld be no
chattering, growling, or squealing sound from the
brake system.

STEP 9
Unlock the brake pedal locking pin.

STEP 10
Accelerate the machine to 1 km/hr (0.5 mph), quickly
apply the right brake, the right tire should lock and
the machine should pull to the right.
NOTE: Repeat the step for the left brake.

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TROUBLESHOOTING TABLES

Problem in Brake System

See Troubleshooting “Left and Right Brake
Do brakes stop machine evenly. No
Circuit” in this section.

Yes

Is excess pressure required to stop the See section 7000 for brake disc
Yes
machine. replacement.

No

Is the brake pedal soft or spongy when See section 7000 for bleeding the brake
Yes
applied. system.

No

See section 7000 for brake disc

Are brakes noisy during operation. Yes
replacement.

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Problem in Parking Brake System

Does parking brake release. No Check the electrical and hydraulic circuits.

Hydraulic

Check differential lock

pressure, see section 6002,
is pressure as specified?
NOTE: Differential lock and
park brake are on the same
pressure circuit. Electrical

No

Troubleshoot and repair

transmission as needed,
see section 6007.
Yes

Check fuses, replace as needed.

Check switch operation, replace as needed.

Check solenoid, 9.8 Ohm at 20° C (68° F),

replace as needed.

Test parking brake per procedures this

See section 7000 for brake disc
section. No
replacement.
Does parking brake hold machine?

Yes

Troubleshooting complete

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TROUBLESHOOTING THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE CIRCUIT
NOTE: Check brake pedal free travel before
proceeding, see section 9001.
STEP 1
Place the back hoe in the travel lock position, use the
stabilizers and raise the rear wheels off of the floor.
STEP 2
Place stands under the machine, lower the machine
onto the stands making sure the wheels remain off of
the floor.
STEP 3
Attach a hose to the right bleeder valve, place the
other end in a clear container.
STEP 4
Have an assistant press the left brake pedal. Open
th e ble ed e r va l ve fo r o n e m i nu te a n d ta ke a
measurement of hydraulic fluid from the system.
STEP 5
Attach a hose to the left bleeder valve, place the
other end in a clear container.
STEP 6
Have an assistant press the right brake pedal. Open
th e ble ed e r va l ve fo r o n e m i nu te a n d ta ke a
measurement of hydraulic fluid from the system.
NOTE: If measurements are not equal there is a
restriction on the side with the lesser amount of fluid.
Check lines from axle to master cylinder and from
brake reservoir to master cylinder. If no oil was
present, check the feed line to the reservoir from the
oil filter.
STEP 7
Stop the engine.
STEP 8
Disconnect the brake lines from the axle, cap the
fittings on the axle, attach pressure gauges capable
of reading pressure of 3500 kPa (500 psi) to both
hoses.
STEP 9
Lock the brake pedals with the brake pedal locking
pin.
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STEP 10
Have another person apply the brakes and observe
the pressure readings, the pressure readings should
be the same on both gauges.
NOTE: If pressure readings are not equal, replace
the master cylinder with the lower reading, see
section 7000.
STEP 11
Hold the pedals in place for one minute, the pressure
should stay the same on both gauges.
NOTE: If one of the pressure readings begins to
drop replace that master cylinder, see section 7000.
STEP 12
Remove the gauges from the hoses, plug the hoses.
STEP 13
Remove one of the caps from the axle and connect a
hand pump and gauge to the brake section. Loosen
the air bleeder screw and pump the hand pump until
oil with no air flows from the air bleeder screw.
Tighten the air bleeder screw to 12 Nm (108
pound-inches). Apply 10 342 kPa (1500 psi) pressure
to the brake and turn off the valve on the hand pump.
STEP 14
Observe the pressure reading for one minute, the
pressure should not drop.
NOTE: If pressure drops the brake piston seal is
leaking and needs to be replaced, see section 6004.
NOTE: Repeat the procedure for the other side of
the axle.
STEP 15
Connect the hoses to the axle and bleed the brakes,
see section 7000.
STEP 16
Adjust the parking brake, see section 9001.
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