[Ford-ferguson] Re: leaky rear axle seal

[Mike Sloane]

You don't say what tractor you are working on, but I presume that it is 
the 8N in you signature.

As far as the brake shoe, people will tell you that it can't be saved, 
and that is probably true for use in a road vehicle. But for a tractor, 
I have had good luck washing the material thoroughly with gasoline or 
other solvent, drying it as much as possible, and then waving a lit 
propane torch over it to burn everything off. This may not be the ideal 
solution, and it won't get rid of every drop of oil, but the brakes will 
stop the tractor when you push on the pedal.

If it doesn't work for you, then you haven't lost much by trying, and 
you can still buy a new set of shoes or take the shoe to a brake place 
and have a new surface applied (if you can find one that still does such 
things).

I haven't done the axle seals on an 8N, so I can't help you with the 
other questions, but I always recommend that folks doing more on their 
tractors than a simple tune up find a service manual for the machine, 
not depend on the I&T manual. Reproduction or original service manuals 
are not hard to come by and not all that expensive. They will usually 
save you the cost of the manual in wasted time and expense. The Ford 
service manuals are exceptionally well written and illustrated (I wish I 
could say the same for Case!). Along with your local New Holland dealer, 
you can get the 8N service manual from the 9N-2N-8N-NAA Newsletter 
<http://www.n-news.com/index.html>, or any of dozens of on-line old Ford 
tractor suppliers. I happen to like dealing with Ankeny Tractor 
<http://www.ankenytractors.com/>.

Mike

Mike

RUSSGMAN at aol.com wrote:
> Noticed a puddle of gear oil on the inside of right tire rim and figure I  
> need to do some seal repair.  Never done this before so I had some  questions
>  
> I pulled the tire and then the brake drum and the lower brake assembly and  
> shoe was coated in gear oil
>  
> 1 Is the bottom brake shoe toast or can I somehow clean off the brake  shoe 
> and remove the gear oil? 
>  


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