That damn green spring on brakes almost got me a couple times. It actually hit my glasses one time when it went flying. But i figured out if you take a pair of needle nose vice grips and clamp over the bottom part if it pops off of your spring tool it can't go anywhere
your a life saver, i had alot of play in the right side axle spline and cut copper sheet to 3/8x 1 1/4" and stuck the shims on the buttom grove with tacky greese and it took out all the slop.i need to recheck and tighten, thanks friend!😉😊
Thank you for this video and the Parts Tractor video displaying the teardown of the brake system. These were the most informative videos and helped us so much as we rebuilt my father-inlaws brakes on his 8N. We really appreciate the time and effort you put in to producing such well videotaped and edited episodes. The clarity of the explanation and images made our rebuild much easier than it could've been. Absolute legend!
No need for an epic battle with the machine screws that hold the drums on. Just drill the heads off. Theyre super soft and sacrificial IMHO. You spend more time thinking about getting them off than just drilling them. Just my .02 however.
Great seeing more and more support for these old tractors. I not only want to get myself one for myself for a restoration project, but have been researching what's needed for general maintenance and service of my good friends' 1947 at their weekend home in central WA.
this video came at the perfect time for me, when I took the rear brakes apart on my tractor there wasn't anything but black mush and grime where the seals were supposed to be. I didn't even know what they were supposed to look like as there was nothing left.
I am just rebuilding a Ford 351M that I am restroking to 400 (or maybe 444 if I buy the TMeyers kit), 7/16" Fine thread in a number of places. Had a hard time finding some locally for the bellhousing to use on my engine stand. I might even try to swap it into an 8n, I like the GM 4.3L V6 swap since torquey more modern engine than the flatheads or 302W but would love to try a ford made solution.
I am so glad I found this video, been putting off this job since I inherited the tractor, but I would really like brakes lol. I saw at the end you setting up the pedals, do you need to disconnect them before starting this job? If thats in a different video I couldn't find it. thanks for your help!
