[AT] de-greasing disc brakes

[Ralph Goff]

On 9/22/2015 8:39 PM, Mike wrote:
>    Probably not when you're combining, but I bet they do stopping in road
> gear.
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> Mike M
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> On 9/22/2015 9:36 PM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
>> You really think they get that hot on a combine?
The only time my combine brakes got hot was when they failed to release 
properly and were dragging as I transported down the road at 16 mph. 
Eventually the smoke behind me
clued me in to what was going on. No visible damage but the brakes got 
hot enough to let the smoke out. Seemed to be a weakness on the IH 
rotary combines that the brake levers
  did not release properly after use and would drag. Not noticeable in 
the field at low speed but road speed would heat them up to the smoking 
level.
I solved the problem by manually prying the levers into neutral and 
never using the brakes again. You don't need them on a hydro drive 
machine anyway.
I've tried cleaning up old tractor disk brakes as well as some truck 
shoes. While they appear to clean up fine I find they always tended to 
be grabby after that.

Ralph in Sask.
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