Brakes on IH 424

Posted by Keewaydin on November 01, 2003 at 07:56:32 from (66.63.81.193):

We're trying to get a 424 back into service after it's been stored for three years.New battey, fresh gas and new plugs got it running pretty fair but the brakes are shot. I've never worked on tnis type of brakes, on a jackshaft and squeezing a driven friction plate between two anchored pressure plates. Local advice claims the friction plate gets glazed over although there's no oil on it and advises roughing it up with rotary wire brush. Another source says the brake housings can be mounted in a lathe so a little chip can be taken off the side that fits up against the differential casting
and theoretically put more pressure on the friction plate. Afraid that would take a little tricky dial gauge work to set up tho.
Another fellow says to put the metal pressue plates in a woodstove firebox and torch it up until the plates are almost red. Then let it all cool and the brakes should work. Claims it burns the grease out of the pores in the metal.
Anyone out there have any thoughts on my problem? Looks like this may be a weakness with 424s. Owning one myself I've looked at several others I've come across and I can't remember a one that had perfect brakes and a couple of gents said they needed lots of TLC Thanks for your help.

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• Re: Brakes on IH 424 JB 17:19:14 11/01/03 (0)
• Re: Brakes on IH 424 GG 14:04:24 11/01/03 (0)

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