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Posted by Ibby on January 10, 2005 at 02:53:27 from (63.146.104.173):
In Reply to: 300 utility brakes posted by D Sellers on January 09, 2005 at 17:50:20:
A new set (4 disks) will run you around $40 on eBay (plus shipping). They May NOT solve the problem, though. In addition to the metal friction plates getting glazed, they wear enough to put the actuator mechanisim at the limit of their travel. The cure for that is to take the covers to a good machine shop, and have the rims cut down enough so they just clear with the brakes off. (Mine had to go down an 1/8". I used a 4" side grinder and coarse paper sanding disk to roughen up the friction surfaces in a nice swirling pattern. Your goal is to provide friction, not remove metal, so go easy. Do both sides of the actuators, too. Check and/or replace your brake return springs, too. Mine were weak, letting the pedals sag enough to slightlly engage the brakes at all times, Would have glazed them again, quick. They work like power brakes, now. When that pedal(s) go down, the tractor's stopping - no ifs, ands, buts or maybes.
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