Re: John Deere 'A' brake frozen
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Posted by OCB on July 22, 1998 at 05:48:33:
In Reply to: John Deere 'A' brake frozen posted by Chris Hayden on July 22, 1998 at 05:32:54:
: I recently purchased a JD 'A'.
: Everything was working fine until last night when
: I started it up and released the brakes. The left
: brake is jammed. Anyone have any ideas on how to
: release the pads so I can get in there and take a
: look? I don't want to have to cut the rivets off
: the drum if I don't have to. : I've already tried to loosen the adjustment for
: tightening the brake pads. : Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
I was sucessful by rocking the rear wheel forward and back. The problem was the pads had rusted to the drum. This sure beat pulling the brake assembly and soaking in solvent for aweek and repeating the above process.
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