[AJD] Model LA brake issue

[Petersen Farms]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JDNut at aol.com>
To: <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 3:25 PM
Subject: [AJD] Model LA brake issue


> Greetings to all and thanks in advance,
>
> I have refurbished about 5 Waterloo tractors from an early "B" to a "530",
> swore I wasn't interested in vertical two cylinder, and then a "LA" 
> (approx.
> ser. #8,000 as I recall) came in to my life.    Now, I think it is a 
> really cute
> tractor although just as some one said in one of the articles about the 
> LA, a
> 34 inch inseam is about too much for this tractor.
>
> I was using the LA late this summer to pull a small trailer with some hay 
> on
> it.   It started to make some gear noise.   Knowing the left axle seal 
> leaked
> a bit, I thought maybe it was low.   Only took a very little bit to bring 
> it
> to the proper level.  Still noisy.   Checked the transmission, it was 
> fine, but
> after some work I could tell that it had had some water in it.   Drained 
> and
> replaced that oil.   Still noisy.   Best description is gears turning 
> without
> lubrication.   Pretty good howl, such that my mother could hear it 50-100 
> feet
> away.   Happens in all foward gears.   After several different 
> experiments, I
> found that if I pressed on the left brake pedal, the sound essentially 
> went
> away.   I had to press hard enough to create tension, but it definitely 
> quieted
> the noise.
>
> I have the parts manual, but, having never been inside this Moline 
> tractor, I
> can't quite tell how it all looks on the inside.   Is there a gear close 
> by
> that the brake band could rub against?   Anyway, I need to replace the 
> axle
> seal anyway, so might as well dig into the brakes also.   Any ideas, help,
> suggestions greatly appreciated.
>
> Take care,
> John Maxwell
> Santa Maria CA
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>i would check for loose brg on lefe brake shaft    Pete