[Farmall] F-12 Tinkering --- stuck on brakes

[Dave Merchant]

Please keep this on list!

I have the same problem.

Dave Merchant


At 09:58 PM 4/24/2005, Daniel W. Oehmke wrote:
>Can anybody tell me the trick to removing the brake drums on an F-12?
>The manual says to "remove them", which is about as helpful as the other
>common phrase "removal is self-evident.  Actually, this looks pretty
>straight forward, but I'm still sutck.
>
>I have removed the big nut on each shaft. Tried to use two 3/8 bolts in
>the two holes in the right drum to pull it off the splined shaft, but it
>won't budge.  This one has been outside for sometime without the brake
>cover.  Even broke off a grade 8 bolt and called it a day after getting
>that out.   Can I heat the drum around the splines or will that damage
>the shaft?
>
>On a more positive note, I pulled the mag yesterday and tore it down
>enough to replace the coil.  It wasn't starting at all after it had been
>running a while.  Got everything back together and on the tractor pretty
>easily and quickly.  Starts right up when she's hot now.  Problem
>solved.  Amazed at how comfortable I felt with the mag --- Kudos to Carl
>for his CD, which I studied a lot last year.
>
>Dan Oehmke
>Welch, MN
>
>
>
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Dave Merchant
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