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IH300 U Brakes

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Ron Sorden

07-03-2005 16:22:54




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Went to adjust the brakes on the 300 today for the first time since I've had it. Problem is that I can get a wrench on the adjusting nut after loosening the jam nuts on the right brake but there is no room to turn the wrench. Do I have to take the foot rest off to be able to adjust the right brake? Only problem with that is the brake springs attach to the bottom of the foot rest and without the footrest I would have nothing to measure from for the free play. Help!!!!

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Janicholson

07-04-2005 10:04:10




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 Re: IH300 U Brakes in reply to Ron Sorden, 07-03-2005 16:22:54  
My method is to use either a snapon brand line wrench crowsfoot "socket", or to make a bend in a good quality boxend. THe "socket is 5 sided with just little edges toward the sixth side of the hex. It is stronger than an open end crows foot by about twice. Bending a good wrench requires some planning. Use a nice bench vice >4" put the box end in the jaws so that the "circles" of the "box" are touching the jaws then pack a wad of cloth (cotton not plastic) around the vice and box, and up the shank of the wrench 1/2" or so. Soak the cloth with water (and have more near by in a bottle with a pullup nozzle) heat the handle with the acytlene torch (nothing less will do) until it is cherry red near the point where it emerges from the wet cloth. Use a vice grip pliers, or piece of pipe to pull on the wrench to bend it to ~90 degrees. Heat while bending, and don't forget to move the torch to keep from melting the handle. When the bend is complete, wait until the handle gets completely dark from cherry red, then wait an additional 30 seconds. Plunge the wrench into plain room temp water, and stir it around.
Lots of luck, it works for me. I have 12 or so bent wrenches for various special situations.
Jim Nicholson

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