david brown 885g brakes

You must pull the final drive out straight and level as there is a shaft about one metre long that runs out of the drive into the gear box innards. Also, I can only repeat the importance of wiring down the differential lock pedal fully and not moving the gear selector levers AT ALL while the drive is out. The drive shaft from the final drive mates with a gearwheel inside the gearbox and if you move the gear levers you run the risk of moving this final gear out of alignment ... which then means you can't get the final drive shaft back in. I'm speaking from bitter experience.

As to your hydraulic problem, does your model have a control cable running from the 3pt hitch top link to the hydraulic controls? Mine was broken and caused all sorts of weird hydraulic problems until we replaced the cable and adjusted it to specs.

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I recently took mine apart. Seems like I just had to keep tapping on the final drive all the way around and it slowly came loose. It is a very tight fit until the lip on the final drive comes out of the transmission. Then, as you are rolling on out, you may have to turn the shaft just a little to keep the splined shaft lined up inside.

You mentioned if the "885 was like the 995" referring to brakes. Do you have a 995? Have you ever had a problem with the lift not being able to be controlled with the lift lever? I have a 1977 995, can't get the lift to lower all the way. If I shut tractor off, lift will eventually sink. At start up, it may stay on the "ground" or it has come all the way up with the lift lever still in the down position. Any advise you may have will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

You need to move the Selector to Height or Depth. In order to change the position of the Selector, the three point arms need to be ALL the way up.(higher than the normal fully up position) You can either lift them manually, or pull the lift lever all the way to the rear against the spring and the arms will be lifted a little higher than normal. While holding them in this position, you can change the selector lever.

I would highly suggest getting an owners manual.

You can also learn a lot right here, especially about common problem areas. Do a search for David Brown (or David, DB, etc.) and be sure to include the name "Elmer" in your search. Elmer is the expert on all models of David Brown tractors. If you search for his name, you will see all of his responses to everyone else's problems.