But check the adjustment, especially the rears. The rear should be self adjusting, but real common for the adjusters to freeze up. To check the adjustment, you can pry the adjuster forward and backward through the adjuster hole. There should be minimal movement. It it moves more than about 1/8" they are too loose. Try turning the adjuster, it should ratchet one direction, toward the tight position. If they won't turn they will need to come apart and be freed up. If stuck for a long time there may be a worn spot on the teeth, the adjuster components will need to be replaced. While in there be a good idea to replace or service the wheel cylinders. Even if not leaking, at that age they can't be good for long.
A good way to tell if there is air in the system, have an assistant pump the brakes up to good pedal. Open the master cylinder and look in with a flashlight. Release the pedal and watch for a fountain of fluid to come up in the reservoir. A small swell of fluid is normal, but an ongoing fountain is the result of expanding air in the system.
There should be a bleeder on the hydro boost unit, where the line out to the wheels connects, and there may be a bleeder on the master cylinder. Bleed those first, then go to each rear wheel, then the fronts.
Upload one or more videos to your post. Photo filesizes should be less than 300K and Videos, less than 2MB. Formats allowed are gif, jpg, png, ogg, mp4, mov, and avi. Be sure to use filenames without spaces or special characters, and filetypes of 3 digits lower case.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Hydraulic Basics - Part 2 - by Curtis Von Fange. In the last entry to this series we gave a brief overview of hydraulic system theory, its basic components and how it works. Now lets take a look at some general maintenance tips that will keep our system operating to its fullest potential. The two biggest enemies to a hydraulic system are dirt and water. Dirt can score the insides of cylinders, spool valves and pumps. Wate
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
