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John Deere 950 Brake Question

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Richard Kulp

02-04-2005 10:36:50




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I have been unable to remove the brake drums to replace seals that were leaking at some time, as evidenced by oil/grease packed around the drums and in the linings. Is there a trick to remove the drums without breaking apart the final drive? Thanks in advance for any responses to help a new guy.




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Gene Davis (GA)

02-05-2005 20:54:44




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 Re: John Deere 950 Brake Question in reply to Richard Kulp, 02-04-2005 10:36:50  
I have a 1981 model 650 John Deere that I bought used in "87, and it needed brake shoes then.. I took the side cover off my brakes, relined the brakes, drilled and tapped the small vent hole in the housing with a 1/8" pipe tap screwed in a barbed fitting added a vent hose and made sure it was several inches higher than the brake housing, plugged all openings,sealed the side cover with a little silicone sealer added and when through with all this I added transmission oil into the brake chamber to make wet brakes and they have lasted 10x as long as the old style dry brakes did. and give very little trouble and do not squeal and jerk like the dry ones did. Wet brakes are a lot smoother. You can check the oil level through the vent hole, be sure that the breather hose does not get stopped up. There was an extra bolt hole in the rol-gard I added that was convenient to stick the hose into and this keeps dirt and water from getting into it. I always make sure mine are slightly over 1/2 full of J.D.transmission oiland add a little of the same oil with squirt can through the vent hole if needed. I change the oil about every 200 hrs if it looks dirty when I touch a drop from the probe I place in the vent to check the oil onto a white cloth. This is the best cure I found for the brakes on my tractor. When the brakes were dry, they had to be tightened every mowing season and now about every 2 years they have to be adjusted. This worked well in my tractor and I bought it in 1987 with 412 hrs on the hr. meter, and needing brakes for the second time and did this conversion and now the brake shoes I put in at that time are still working and it has over 1200 hrs. on the meter, his worked well on my tractor for me. Gene Davis

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LuciusJohnson

02-10-2005 15:29:50




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 Re: John Deere 950 Brake Question in reply to Gene Davis (GA), 02-05-2005 20:54:44  
Hey Richard Thanks for the advice. I have a 950 and constanly have to adjust the brakes.
I will give that a try real soon.



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