Re: 560 disc brakes questions

Posted by Hugh MacKay on September 26, 2004 at 19:36:17 from (209.226.106.187):

In Reply to: Re: 560 disc brakes questions posted by Lance R. on September 26, 2004 at 18:21:04:

Lance: I think the graphite would be a great idea, as dust will not stick to dry lubricant. Most of the 17 years I had my 560D from new, it was operated at 90 hp, with 16.9x38 tires, and we pulled a 13' Vibra Shank cultivator with levelling harrow or a 12 foot disk with 18" blades. All tillage work was done with these in ground turning on headlands. This puts tremendous presure on brakes using them for turning. Headlands tend to get rough if you don't do this, and on a dairy farm with 4 years hay in the rotation, rough headlands are a nono. Every spring my guess is we took a table spoon full of dust from each brake. Brake discs only lasted a couple of years in these conditions. Any kind of wet lubricant would create a build up on balls and ramps. I've been there and done that.

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