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Emergency lmtv brake help

Oxyacetylene

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If the pressure is built up according the the gages, but the emergency brake will not release then the brake shoes might be stuck. Make sure to chock the wheels very well, push in the park/emergency brake valve to release them, then get under the truck and whack the shoes with a hammer.
 

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Yea, not understanding? Are you not getting to pressure on the gauges? or you simply cannot release the park brakes?

Not reaching pressure could be a few things, like the purge valve on the dryer is stuck open or the governor is stuck.

as mentioned if you have air but the parks brakes wont release the shoes may simply be frozen in the drums. This will happen if you park it with the shoes wet. It’s a good idea to ride the brakes a bit before you park, to dry the shoes out to help keep this from happening.

need more info to be of any more help, good luck…
 

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The simple solution is a compass with an S on it, a road map, a couple tanks of fuel, and all of your belongings.

*Texas is full, though

;)
Thats a great idea and all you folks out in cali pack yo chit and head to the beautiful beaches of Corpus Christi TX land is really cheap and you can build rite on the beach ! And dont forget to bring all them great ideas on how a town should run to help them FIX all that conservitism runing rampant in southern TX
 

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Thats a great idea and all you folks out in cali pack yo chit and head to the beautiful beaches of Corpus Christi TX land is really cheap and you can build rite on the beach ! And dont forget to bring all them great ideas on how a town should run to help them FIX all that conservitism runing rampant in southern TX
Sure...

It's a LONG island with a rich history of buried bodies.

Coyotes gotta eat, too.
 

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Sure...

It's a LONG island with a rich history of buried bodies.

Coyotes gotta eat, too.
Dont worry folks every town has some old coooks in it ! Yall know how to pass a few ordnances to keep him in his driveway and off the beach and you all will be running local goverment soon enough so you can keep codes enforcment at his house to keep him busy and i hear he has lots of high cap mags in his bunker and usees a charcoal grill outdoors every day and spraypaints stuff every day out in his driveway ! And he catches and cooks whales and dolphins every weekend at the beach ! please hurry before he makes all the ice melt in Alaska and hes been seen destroying charging stations all over the south ! Come quick
 

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Dont worry folks every town has some old coooks in it ! Yall know how to pass a few ordnances to keep him in his driveway and off the beach and you all will be running local goverment soon enough so you can keep codes enforcment at his house to keep him busy and i hear he has lots of high cap mags in his bunker and usees a charcoal grill outdoors every day and spraypaints stuff every day out in his driveway ! And he catches and cooks whales and dolphins every weekend at the beach ! please hurry before he makes all the ice melt in Alaska and hes been seen destroying charging stations all over the south ! Come quick
It is a paradise down in Corpus folks its the last beautiful place left and wine is just 1/3 the price it is in Cali you can leave your doors unlocked at night there is zero traffic gas is 2.bucks a gallon no taxes no emissions clear skies ! Its Utopia ! Dont make the mistake of coming to nashville its awful here rampant crime shootings every night everybody has assalt rifles and they have bombings on Christmas downtown and never cut thier grass they keep broke down cars in their front yards and they always come over to your house and barrow stuff and eat and drink up all your stuff and we dont have any wine for sale anywhere and all our food is heavily smoked in hickory wood there are no vegetables at the stores just potatoes and the po-po is the rodney king kind round here !Dont listen to the hype its all a lie to suck the west coasters into town to loot them of their belongings and if you live here you have to wear seqin coverd cloths like Porter Wagoners nudie suits (google that so you can see before you come here!) and we pour/dip/submerge/ float everything we eat in salt and butter and theres nothing but crisco lard at the store to cook with! ITS A HEE HAW HELL so yall turn right at Van Horn Tx on i-10 and at Amarillo on i-40 and be one of the lucky people to live in Corpus Christi TX P.S. IN AND OUT burger chain has been outlawed to enter the state along with CPK BAHA FRESH/ PF CHANGS all we have is BBQ restaurants
 
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Moved another 300 miles toward home after buying an extension cord and heat gun. Hubby spent about half an hour heating up the entire air system at some point the truck started building air and we were on our way a few moments later. He says all valves will be serviced or replaced when we get home and the truck goes to caterpillar. Very grateful for all of the non sarcastic and political comments. When your family is stuck in the snow over a 1000 miles from home stupid comments aren't really funny.
 

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Moved another 300 miles toward home after buying an extension cord and heat gun. Hubby spent about half an hour heating up the entire air system at some point the truck started building air and we were on our way a few moments later. He says all valves will be serviced or replaced when we get home and the truck goes to caterpillar. Very grateful for all of the non sarcastic and political comments. When your family is stuck in the snow over a 1000 miles from home stupid comments aren't really funny.
TM 9-2320-365-10
 

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Moved another 300 miles toward home after buying an extension cord and heat gun. Hubby spent about half an hour heating up the entire air system at some point the truck started building air and we were on our way a few moments later. He says all valves will be serviced or replaced when we get home and the truck goes to caterpillar. Very grateful for all of the non sarcastic and political comments. When your family is stuck in the snow over a 1000 miles from home stupid comments aren't really funny.
STOP and change/service the air drier. 1000 miles is easily enough to WRECK the compressor with back pressure. If you have moisture in the air system then the drier is not doing it's job. In wet climates they should be serviced every 6 months..... I made the mistake of driving 2700 miles with the original drier cartridge from 2008 and I did get here - but had to replace the compressor. Wasn't even rebuildable. Had to get a core out of Texas and the truck was down for weeks. Save yourself $1000 now and service the drier.

Learn how the truck works. Buy some tools. Download and read the TM. You don't need to send it to Caterpillar unless you need the computer re-rated for higher HP (assuming 3126 or C7).

Rick
 

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STOP and change/service the air drier. 1000 miles is easily enough to WRECK the compressor with back pressure. If you have moisture in the air system then the drier is not doing it's job. In wet climates they should be serviced every 6 months..... I made the mistake of driving 2700 miles with the original drier cartridge from 2008 and I did get here - but had to replace the compressor. Wasn't even rebuildable. Had to get a core out of Texas and the truck was down for weeks. Save yourself $1000 now and service the drier.

Learn how the truck works. Buy some tools. Download and read the TM. You don't need to send it to Caterpillar unless you need the computer re-rated for higher HP (assuming 3126 or C7).

Rick
OK, we are home Rick and your suggestion is first thing on the agenda. Thank you sir. We have tools coming out of our ears, soldier A is a tool junkie. We need to source a new drier cartridge and find the instructions on how to perform the procedure. Our biggest problem now that we are in fact home is time to come up with the time to read the ridiculous amount of pages in the manuals to actually find what we need. We are remodeling our home to try and get it on the market as soon as possible, so we can go do our off grid homestead. That is actually why we bought this truck.

Thank you for all the help, K
 

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I should have also explained why the truck is going to Caterpillar. We want every thing rubber replaced. Also a good check up / tune up. This truck is going to be a critical part of our lives for at least the next 3 years.
 

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There are several different drier designs depending on A0 vs. A1 trucks. It is generally recommended to replace the entire drier with a newer design on the A0 trucks as much better is available now. On my A1R truck I was able to order the drier cartridge from NAPA for like $65 or so.

The air system is everything on these trucks. Without air you don't move, you don't stop, even the radiator fan doesn't work. And the system is pretty complex being somewhat combat redundant, etc. You should invest in 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" air tubing and an assortment of fittings. Older trucks used compression fittings and newer truck use push-lok fittings

Rick
 
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