getting at Super A brakes

Fixing things one by one.

First a question. I noticed theres an inside right rear wheel weight, but not a left. Is this correct, like to counterbalance the transaxle being shifted left of center?

My brakes are underwhelming, and I was thinking about taking a look at the brake linings. Don't know if they're shot, or if they are wet with leaked oil. Maybe both. Any of you gents give me a quick tutorial about these things?- Am I thinking right that i can jack it up just enough to take the weight off the wheel and get the bolts out, and then 'walk' the tire away? Would you take off the outer wheel weights first?

Next, how heavy are the final drive housings, and same deal, can they be supported by a jack while loosened?

Last, it's unclear to me from the service manual when the differential shafts come out- before or after the housings are free?

ANything else that is crucial to not busting anything or getting me hurt?

I had my Super A just about all stripped in the back and decided to replace the brakes because I had gone this far and might was well go whole hog. The tractor guy I use to do lots of my work was nice enough to come to my business and do the work so I didnt thave to do much.

What I wanted to add was that those babies are heavy and unless you have a cherry picker I would think twice about the whole thing. When he got the weights and stuff off we put it in an old wagon and it ruined that baby. lol Got it in a tree dolly and even that strained under the weight.

If you udecided to go for it just keep your toes out from under everything. After market toes have a tendancy not to fit like the originals.

The final drives are Heavy as a assembly. The right wheel is cast and HEAVY, probably 150# or so.Also the diff shaft is long so you need plenty of room for the entire shaft to come out when the houseings are loose. The brake drum is on the shaft with a set screw and woodruff key. sometimes the are stubborn.

wedge the front of the tractor just to be safe to keep it from moveing. Do one side at a time.I do not know how strong you are as to the weight you can lift. You can support the final with a floor jack but remember the bottom is round and will be unstable.Cherry picker may be more stable with less chance of falling. I think i used the floor jack method.

If it has the outer wheel weight then yes remove it first. , but remember the right wheel is just as heavy as the weight. The cast wheel is for the counterbalance. Mine has weight on both sides for traction.

All the peices are over 100# .

You could probably do the brakes without removing the final drives completely if you have to support for the final drives. I had to replace seals also.

If i'm wrong someone please correct me.