parking brake tc35

[Parfleche]

Hello,
How do I adjust the parking brake on an 2001 tc35. My wife left it on and ran it ,for a couple of weeks when I was gone. Now there is no holding no holding power.

Best Regards,
Steve

[BTDT]

Welcome to TBN. If you type "parking brake adjustment" into the TBN search, it will bring up a lot of hits for same type question. Scroll down through the list and see if you see your tractor listed. Good luck.

[jinman]

Originally Posted by Parfleche

Hello,
How do I adjust the parking brake on an 2001 tc35. My wife left it on and ran it ,for a couple of weeks when I was gone. Now there is no holding no holding power.

Best Regards,
Steve

Steve, the parking brake is just a lever that holds the normal brake pedal at the engaged position. Are you saying your normal brake pedals will not work when you depress them fully?

[Parfleche]

Hi Jim,
Thank you kindly for the reply. The lever at my right foot when pushed all the way forward, locked in, does not hold the tractor from rolling. The brakes are fine. I guess I just need to know how to adjust the thing. I am in the middle of building a 1,200 foot office here plus my real job, and I don't have time to fiddle around. I was hoping someone knew exactly what to do so I can get right at it and make it safe again for my wife. I hope I am not infringing or asking to much. My candle is burnt down pretty low!

Best Regards,
Steve

[jinman]

Originally Posted by Parfleche

Hi Jim,
Thank you kindly for the reply. The lever at my right foot when pushed all the way forward, locked in, does not hold the tractor from rolling. The brakes are fine. I guess I just need to know how to adjust the thing. I am in the middle of building a 1,200 foot office here plus my real job, and I don't have time to fiddle around. I was hoping someone knew exactly what to do so I can get right at it and make it safe again for my wife. I hope I am not infringing or asking to much. My candle is burnt down pretty low!

Best Regards,
Steve

Sorry Steve, but there is no adjustment. The parking brake lever you push all the way forward just engages a toothed lever with a pawl attached to the brake pedal and holds the brakes at the position you have the pedal. You push down on the brakes until the tractor stops and then set the emergency brake. If you don't push down on the brake pedal to stop the tractor, there is nothing the parking brake lever can do for you. Are you trying to set the parking brakes without depressing the brake pedal?

Many of us have had some problems with the toothed lever engaging and holding the pawl, but that takes some modification to repair if it won't hold the brake engaged. If you were going to do an adjustment, you would have to crawl under the tractor and spend the same amount of time it would take to look and see what I'm talking about. If you don't have time to do that, then you need a service call.

[BTDT]

Sounds like he may need to replace the brake pads..he said his wife drove it for 2 weeks with the brakes applied.

[jinman]

Originally Posted by BTDT

Sounds like he may need to replace the brake pads..he said his wife drove it for 2 weeks with the brakes applied.

Michael, that was my first thought when I read the thread, but I really was having a hard time picturing that happening. When you set the brakes on our tractors and try to move the tractor, the brakes seem to just self-engage more and it is very obvious because you can hardly move. On thinking more about this, I asked Steve is his regular brakes worked and he replied that they worked fine in his last post. That makes me believe his wife accidentally moved the parking brake lever to engage with the brakes off and the lever is set (or stuck) in the engaged position without having engaged the pawl.

My hand lever on my TC45D will stick from time to time if pulled up when the brakes are not engaged. I think that is what has happened to Steve and his wife, or something similar.

The only adjustment we have on our parking brakes is the light switch that controls the parking brake light and sends a signal to the operator present safety system. If you search for "parking brake adjustment" you will probably find many instances of people talking about their light, but not actually making a brake adjustment. The brake lever might not be engaging and holding the brake pedals engaged, but that is not an adjustment. It would require cleaning or grinding the teeth or bending the pawl so it will engage and hold the brakes. It's just not a typical "adjustment" as much as it would be a repair if it is not working. There is no procedure for adjusting the parking brake in the Repair Manual; however, there is a procedure for adjusting the brakes, but Steve said his brakes work fine.

I just think Steve is so busy right now that he doesn't have time to spare to check all this out for himself. His nerves are frazzled and he needs some help. I hope I've been a little source of help rather than just another irritation.

[dynasim]

Jim,

Is this true for the gear(a) model. I don't think he has hst.

Best Regards
Chris

[dynasim]

Jim

I was wrong, and you were right. They are the same, the a's and the d's are the same.(albeit on the opposite sides).

I would also agree that it is the ratchet mechansim that is not in the right place if the brakes work, but doesn't set for parking.

Steve, the new holland parts and service website has drawings of most of the major components. Brake pedals are under transmission.

Chris

[Parfleche]

Jim, Chris, and BTDT,
Thanks to all for your responding to my question. I have the tractor brakes applied before setting the foot lever. It will not hold. I will have some time Sunday to check out the pawl situation. Again thanks to all for the help.

Best Regards,
Steve