I have a early 70's 450B dozer, dry steering clutches and track brakes. The steering clutches work fine but the track brakes are coated with oil and don't work well at all unless it's really cold outside. We used it this past winter dragging out some logs and it worked pretty well, certainly usable. Now that it's warm outside, the track brakes don't hold. I can see that the brake bands are oil soaked. I could try to fill that cavity with with a degreaser and try to wash the oil off the brake bands, just not sure how well that will work. My question is, can anyone tell me if the brake bands can be replaced without tearing the whole thing apart? Can they be replaced through the top covers? I'd rather not tear the whole final drive assembly apart till I need to.
Thanks
for the help.
Steven
Thanks
for the help.
Steven