Timberland
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Hello, Just purchased a 1980 ish 450c with a weak steering to the left. Upon pulling the steering clutch cover I noticed the rubber line inside the case has a bad spot. Hopefully changing this will fix steering problem. My questions are related to adjusting the brake band. I have a technical manual but am having a ruff time following it so here are a few questions. Question 1: To adjust brakes the manual says to pull steering lever back 5 inches but gives no location where to measure this from? Break pedal is measured at 2.5 inches. A bit easier to figure this one out. Question 2: At 5 inches of steering lever movement ,brake adjusting nut should be tightened so brakes start to pick up. By this do they mean brake linkage barley starts moving or should it start pinching brake band and putting light pressure on brake drum? I'm at a bit of a loss for this process as without the top cover in place there is nothing to keep the top brake band plate or everything else brake related from moving all around when steering lever is pulled back for adjustment. I'm probably over complicating all this but hopefully with some input from someone who has done this before I may only have to pull it apart once. I searched other posts but was unable find anything addressing these questions.
Also, on topic of transmission / steering clutches sharing same sump. Upon inspection my machine doesn't have the lines inside the steering housing that the tech manual mentions for changing to shared sump. So assuming I have a shared sump how does shred sump work? When I went to drain the transmission and clutches I had to pull the the drain plugs on both steering and transmission to remove all the oil from all 3. When I fill them will I need to fill all 3 separate or will dumping oil in trans fill all 3?
Thanks to all who take the time to share there experience and knowledge base to those of us who love to learn. It's appreciated!
Also, on topic of transmission / steering clutches sharing same sump. Upon inspection my machine doesn't have the lines inside the steering housing that the tech manual mentions for changing to shared sump. So assuming I have a shared sump how does shred sump work? When I went to drain the transmission and clutches I had to pull the the drain plugs on both steering and transmission to remove all the oil from all 3. When I fill them will I need to fill all 3 separate or will dumping oil in trans fill all 3?
Thanks to all who take the time to share there experience and knowledge base to those of us who love to learn. It's appreciated!