[AT] Oily brakes, Farmall M

[Mike Sloane]

If it were me, I would jack up the tractor on the side you need to work 
on. I think you can get it up reasonably high (without danger of 
tipping) and not have (much) fluid run out. Worst case you would have to 
drain some of you new fluid in to a clean container and put it back in 
after you are done.

As far as the brake bands, I have had pretty good luck with just 
washing/scrubbing them with solvent (gasoline or kerosene), letting them 
dry, and then just warming them up with a propane torch to drive off 
anything that is left.

That is what I would do, but it might not meet everyone else's standards 
of mechanical excellence.

Mike

Dean Vinson wrote:
> Next project on the M is to take the brakes apart and clean them up.
> They both work, sort of, but both sides are pretty messy with gunk
> built up around them and oil dripping down out of the brake housings.
> 
> 
> Can I replace the oil seals without draining the transmission oil
> first?  I guess what I'm really asking is, is the level of the oil
> inside the transmission case normally up above the level of the brake
> drum shaft?
> 
> (If I had half a brain I'd have thought to do this before refilling
> the transmission case, since I just had it empty to work on the PTO.)
> 
> 
> Next question is what might I need to do with the brake bands
> themselves?  If they're not obviously worn out, but have been
> oil-soaked for a long time, will just cleaning and drying them be
> enough?
> 
> Thanks--
> 
> Dean Vinson Dayton, Ohio www.vinsonfarm.net