I need some advice from you as I have a lorry I can't move. I have a Renault Midliner which I have been storing in a barn for the past few years. I need to move it out, but both batteries are dead, so I can't start it. The brake are obviously locked on now due to lack of air pressure.
I have looked up the process of 'caging' the brakes, but my breaks do not look like any others I have seen. I will upload a few photo's and perhaps someone will be able to tell me what to do. Hopefully someone will be able to suggest a way I can cage the brakes to allow the unit to be moved.
I do not want to go to the expense of buying two new batteries for it, just to move it. So any help advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Advice on Caging Brakes - or is there another way to move my truck..?
Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by BigTel, Jul 7, 2015.
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You have a wedge type air chamber on this truck, It will be much easer to put air in the tanks by screwing a fitting into any plug on air tank then put air from a air tank in them, but you can turn bolt in center of brake chamber clock/wise till it will roll,
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Thanks for your reply. Do you mean I should turn the bolt arrowed clockwise? I presume this acts the same as the caging bolt on other systems?
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may also have to take a hammer and (tap) with a little gusto on the drum to free up the shoes from the drum after caging. since it looks like you don't have much room put the end of a short bar on drum and bang the other end with a hammer.
BigTel Thanks this. -
Thanks for your advice on this. I will attempt to turn the bolts this weekend when I have a little time. Hopefully it will looses off the brake pads enough to allow me to tow the truck out of the barn..!
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Fill the system with air then move truck
If you cage all your brakes then proceed to move truck with no air in system you could have a run away. Don't forget you'll have no service brakes at all.
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...trouble is I have no compressor to fill the system. I understand it's the safest way, but I will make a set of chocks and ensure I use them before and after I move it. I will then re-apply the brake pads afterwards when it's in the correct place.
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