Posted by mkirsch on July 10, 2012 at 05:35:00 from (64.80.110.75):
In Reply to: Super MTA brakes posted by JD Tim on July 09, 2012 at 17:21:28:
The easiest thing to do is try adjusting them. Simply turn the "ball nut" at the front of the brake housing clockwise for more brakes.
It's also possible that the previous owner didn't do what he said he did. Take one apart and see what's going on in there.
All of the braking surfaces can get a glaze built up on them. Knock that off by lightly dressing the surface with an angle grinder.
Your brakes could be worn, and may need a few thousandths removed from the lip of the brake housing to bring everything closer together. If you've got a mill yourself or a machinist friend, it's an easy job.
If all else fails, take your old disks to a clutch shop and have them re-lined with CLUTCH liner instead of brake material.
Usually the reason the disk brakes suck is because people lock them to park the tractor, then forget to take them off when they drive away.
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