Farmall 706 transmission brake adjustment?

I have my TA and clutch all adjusted, i can't remember exactly how to do the trans brake again.... when the clutch is all the way up, the linkage to the transbreak is tight. when i press the clutch half way down, the trans brake linkages are all loose, when i press it the rest of the way down, the linkages tighten up..... basically, when the clutch is half disengaged, ( in the middle), the trans brake linkage is loose, if i press clutch all the way down, the brake goes one way, and when i let the clutch all the way up, the trans brake will go the opposite way... what position should the clutch be in when the trans brake linkage is loose?

I can't remember off the top of my head without looking at it how to adjust it, but a word of advice to make it last longer. Don't push the clutch pedal all the way down when moving or rolling to a stop. If you're clutch is adjusted correctly, only half or 2/3 of the way down should release the clutch fully, no need to push it all the way down and tear up the transmission brake. That is to be used to get the transmission to stop spinning from drag, at a complete stop, on get the transmission into gear easier, just my observations.

Okay! thank you very much for the advice! I guess i can say that the Transmission brake is a must for loader work then!

Adjustment of the transmission brake will vary a little depending on how good your clutch is releasing. Normal adjustment is to take the pin out, block clutch pedal all the way down tight, then adjust the length of the rod so you can just insert the pin you removed. Now you take block off clutch pedal and adjust the length from one to one and a half turns longer and install pin.

The reason I say your adjustment may vary is that a clutch that released really good, you can get by with only half turn of tension and a clutch that is a little stubborn may require a couple turns of tension.

Realize that when you have it adjusted, any time you hold the pedal all the way down, you are trying to prevent the transmission gears from turning. Soooo, if you have transmission in gear and stop to take it out of gear, holding that pedal all the way down, that brake is trying to keep those transmission gears stopped and this keeps tension on the gear you are trying to shift out of. That is why you never want to get carried away and put too much tension on that brake as it causes hard shifting out of gear.

Another trick that works great for getting out of gear is to apply the brakes at the same time the tractor stops moving. This keeps tractor from trying to roll back against the tension on the gears. Even a tractor pulling a tillage implement in the ground will try to roll back against the wheel tracks for a few inches, thus if you are having trouble getting out of gear as easily as you want, hold the brake.

The linkage on the top end of clutch brake is a pretty sloppy fit and if it moves back and forth , in and out of that arm it will cause some change in the adjustment. I usually washer that linkage so it cannot move back and forth.

Okay, thanks! thats all i wasn't sure about! I just didn't know where the clutch position should have been. now that i know that it needs to be pinned down, and have the linkage loose, then tighten it a turn and a half, I can quickly easily adjust it. Thanks!