Re: help with H brakes

Posted by Michael Soldan on September 12, 2001 at 19:14:10 from (216.46.140.186):

In Reply to: help with H brakes posted by sHan on September 12, 2001 at 10:58:36:

Shan, you don't need to take the arm off the brake pan. I had a brake frozen on one of my H's and it took us almost 4 hours to get it off. We soaked it with penetrating oil, heated it and tried to turn it( pipe over the arm) We got the pan out far enough to get a large pinch bar in behind`the brake band lever and hit the bar with a sledge..finally it came. There is a brass sleeve that goes into the tractor here and obviously mine was worn away in places and rust built up an froze the lever. The adjustments are made first with the screws on the bottom of the brake covers or brake pans. This screw should be turned in until it is snug then backed off 1\4 t0 1\2 turn and then jammed. Your adjustment is made on the clevis at each pedal. You should have 1 3\8" play from the top of the transmission on each pedal. Adjust so you have the same drag on each side and they are basically equal. When you are doing brakes you may as well do the drum seals as they are most likely to be leaking. If there is any sign of oil in the brake pans or the area of the brake syou have a leak. Pull the center bolt on the brake drum and using two large screw drivers or small pry bars work the drum off of the shaft. The work is getting the old seal out without damaging the bearing directly behind it. A seal puller will help but I manage with pliers and picking chisels...it will take a while but be cautious,piece by piece the seal will come out. Your new seal will be less than half the width of your old seal. Mount it flush with the tractor. Clean the drum flange with emery cloth to get rid of any rust or imperfection on the surface. Give it a light coat of grease to help in the assembly and shove the drum back onto the shaft and reassemble your brakes. Your I-H dealer can still get the brass bushings for the brake band lever shaft. Make sure everything is clean and give the lining a rub with some fine sand paper whether its new or used ..give them a good start . I've done two H's in the last 8 months and the brakes slide the rear wheels ...good luck from Mike in Exeter Ontario

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