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

[Timothy Wafer]

Removing the brake drums was one of the first steps in my F-14 
restoration a few years ago. See http://www.timwafer.com/f14.html

As I recall I used a large gear puller, which hooked at the outer edge 
and pulled them off with considerable force. Not only was it rusted to 
the shaft but also the shoes were rusted solid to the drums and had to 
be broken in order to get the drums off. It sat outside for 40 years in 
a hedgerow before I got it. I may have heated around the shaft and am 
sure I used lots of PB blaster. I eventually put new seals in it anyway. 
Basically one of those things that have to be cussed apart!

<>Good luck!
Tim

Dave Merchant wrote:

> 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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