Brakes on a 1520

[David A.. Smith]

Forgive me for not having investigated this issue on my own - but I was at the computer and didn't think it would hurt to ask before I took a look on my own. What kind of brakes would a 1520 diesel have? And, is there an adjustment to them? I'm guessing they're hydraulic. How do you get at them? Mine will stop eventually ... but I'd like to adjust them to have a bit more grab ... and to step up just a bit more quickly. Thanks.

 

[tim s]

They are wet brakes located in the final drive houseing,,no there is no adjustment to them, but you can bleed them by holding pedal pressure and loosening the bleed screw on the top of each side,,one at a time. hopefuly you don't have a failure going on,,it can be a nasty ordeal...