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    Cat 416 brake help please

    Hi, all! Thanks for having me in the forum. I am interested in purchasing a 1986 Cat 416 2 x 4 extend-a-hoe with 2000 hours and new rear tires. Guy says everything works great EXCEPT,... the brakes quick working,... He said he drove to up the street to do a job for a friend, and when he went...
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    580C right brake hangs up, but releases when left brake applied

    Working on a 580C, when put in gear (forward/reverse it doesn't matter) the left wheel will turn freely and the right will be stopped, if you press the far left pedal, the right wheel starts spinning and the left wheel locks up. Tried to apply the brake pedal only halfway to see if both would be...
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    F-800 Lucas Girling Brakes

    I have a 1989 F-800 with the Lucas Girling brake system. The line that comes out of the hydromax into the Hydraulic relay is building up too much pressure I believe. I put a new line on it that was rated at 315 PSI and it started to bubble out of the side like it was about to blow. I then went...
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