[Ford-ferguson] 8N Brake shaft bushing

[Mike Sloane]

When a tractor is used mostly for plowing fields, one brake tends to get 
used a LOT more than the other to make tight turns at the end of the 
rows. It is not unusual to find older tractors with one brake completely 
worn out and the other barely used.

Mike

Tommy Wilson wrote:
>> The right side brake shaft on the 8N that I am currently restoring 
>> has enough play in it that only one of the brake shoes are moving. 
>> It appears that there must be a bushing on the inside of the shaft 
>> that is allowing the shaft to move at that point instead of in the 
>> brake drum. The left side works correctly and has only a very slight 
>> amount of play. It is interesting that the right side has so much 
>> play yet the left side has very little. I don't currently have an 
>> I&T manual. I've found the bushing online. If this is what I need, 
>> does the shaft come out from the wheel side? It looks like the hub 
>> and brake assembly would have to come off and then does the shaft 
>> slide out? How much of a job is this? Thanks in advance.
> 
> Tommy Wilson
> Warrenton, VA
> 1948 IH Cub
> 1950 IH H
> 1950 JD AR
> 1951 Ford 8N
> 1951 JD B
> 1952 IH SC