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What parts have fallen off or falled on a pkg car or tractor
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<blockquote data-quote="Big Babooba" data-source="post: 294440" data-attributes="member: 5402"><p>I had a Ford P1000 with the pull knob parking brake. My mechanic had changed the brake hydro boost. When he put the brake pedal linkage back together, he installed a cotter pin from the bottom rather then from the top which in itself was no big deal but he neglected to bend the ends of the cotter pin over. Everything was fine until I was exiting the highway. The cotter pin had fallen out and the brake linkage came apart. When I stepped on the brake, the pedal went to the floor! I pulled the parking brake and the rear wheels locked up. The truck stopped in about 100 feet. There usually is a line of cars at the bottom of the ramp but the traffic light had turned green and my path was clear, it could have been ugly. Surprisingly no action was taken against the mechanic. Our safety manager said that most people would have panicked and rewarded me with a bag of potato chips!<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/angry.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":angry:" title="Angry :angry:" data-shortname=":angry:" /> Another driver had a cotter pin fail on his clutch linkage. he used the truck's key ring in place of it. The shop supervisor gave him a $25 gift card for a restaurant because he avoided a road call.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/biting.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":biting:" title="Biting :biting:" data-shortname=":biting:" /> Go figure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Babooba, post: 294440, member: 5402"] I had a Ford P1000 with the pull knob parking brake. My mechanic had changed the brake hydro boost. When he put the brake pedal linkage back together, he installed a cotter pin from the bottom rather then from the top which in itself was no big deal but he neglected to bend the ends of the cotter pin over. Everything was fine until I was exiting the highway. The cotter pin had fallen out and the brake linkage came apart. When I stepped on the brake, the pedal went to the floor! I pulled the parking brake and the rear wheels locked up. The truck stopped in about 100 feet. There usually is a line of cars at the bottom of the ramp but the traffic light had turned green and my path was clear, it could have been ugly. Surprisingly no action was taken against the mechanic. Our safety manager said that most people would have panicked and rewarded me with a bag of potato chips!:angry: Another driver had a cotter pin fail on his clutch linkage. he used the truck's key ring in place of it. The shop supervisor gave him a $25 gift card for a restaurant because he avoided a road call.:biting: Go figure. [/QUOTE]
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