[AT] Oily brakes, Farmall M

[Dean Vinson]

Thanks, Phil.  I'm in the process of working on it, and I had to laugh when
I re-read your e-mail.  I've got the right brake off the tractor and am
slowly cleaning it all up, and I just noticed that there's one small
bolt/nut/washer that for the life of me I can't remember where it goes.  I'm
trusting that it will come back to me when I go to put it all back together.

Dean

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Subject: Re: [AT] Oily brakes, Farmall M

Yes, you can replace the seals without draining the trans.
Did it on my M a couple of years ago. You might want to think about
replacing the brake shoes while you have it apart. They aren't very
expensive and the old ones are probably worn and/or soaked with oil. This is
an easy job, but look everything over carefully before starting. That will
make reassembly much easier. BTDT.

Phil

----- Original Message -----
>From    : Dean Vinson <dean at vinsonfarm.net>
Sent    : Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:13:49 -0400
To      : at at lists.antique-tractor.com, farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com
Subject : [AT] Oily brakes, Farmall M

>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






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