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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fishfiles" data-source="post: 11139" data-attributes="member: 782"><p>If your brake doesn't work I think it's a good chance the bracket that holds the brake in place sheered off bolts or they fell out , possiblly the bolts that holds the wedge to the solinoid shaft may have broke , you can look where the brake solinoid is mounted and see if the bolts which surround it are in place or loose , those bolts hold the brake assembly to the bottom side of the case , you could unbolt the solinoid and then unbolt the base plate which holds the solinoid , then you can lift the brake wedge out the machine , you will be able to see down in there and see if anything came loose , you can also run the machine around with the brake removed to see if the clunk is stll there , I might also put a long magnetic retrival tool down the brake hole and work the bottom of the chain case to see if you get any pieces of torn up metal from the bottom which could be carrier bearings or such , good luck on that part --------</p></blockquote><p></p>