Ford Tractor Brake repair

Getting started, really was to decide to change the brakes and see what parts were available. So one of my sources www.just8ns.com had complete brake kits including the pads, springs, spaces and tension parts. So this is where I bought the parts.

Next was to set aside the tools, and the time. Fortunately John had an automotive jack and brake tool (highly recommended) for the job. So once the day was set, a few days before I started to wet down the lug nuts with wd-40. This helped as I do not know when the last time was that the wheels were off.

As you can see in the picture, a lenghth of pipe to gain leverage on the breaker bar is also a great tool!

Once the wheel has been removed, we had to remove the two drum screws, and get the drum off of the axel. This took a bit of doing but with a little persuasion from the ball peen hammer, the drum was removed.

At this point I suggest that you take pictures with a digital camera of all the parts and how they are connected for reference if you get stuck as to how to reassemble.

Once we toook the pictures, John used the brake tool to remove the spring, and then remove the pads and the brake tensioner from the hub.

After cleaning the area, we then started to reassemble the brakes using our pictures as a guide. Replacing the old parts with those from the kit as we went, reassembly was easy. The auto brake tool was a great advantage here. Johns advice was to use antiseaze on the surfaces and threads to help prevent lockup in the future. Before reinstalling the drum we tested the function of the bakes and found that they actually seemed to function as they should!

Check back in the future as I replace the hydrolic pump hose gaskets, and replace the exhaust system. Also in the future is a sheet metal teardown and paint job!

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