No brakes even with adjustment

pcp20us · May 27, 2015

Ha Chapssssss.

Any brake gurus out there. When i jump ( stand on the brake pedal) nothing happens. I have adjusted the pads as per the manual. But same outcome,, No stop when jumping on pedal.

The brake pedal goes down, but the rods that run out to the wheels do not seem to move much. I have also greases both sides of the axles at the grease nipples. It seems like something is stuck or frozen. Short of pulling the wheels off any hints..

Was thinking about a sledge hammer... only joking

Tom H. · May 27, 2015

Sorry to hear about your problem stopping. Those brake rods do not rotate that much for the brakes to work. First thing I would double check
is if your brakes are really adjusted correctly. With the wheel/wheels off the ground and in neutral you should adjust the brake until the wheel
starts to drag on the brake then back off a little on the adjustment. That should be all you ned to do unless your peddles are out too.

My other concern is if you have leaking axle seals. Are the insides of the wheels wet? Leaking axle seals puts oil/hydaulic fluid right on the
brake pads and then no matter how tight you adjust the brakes thay are going to slip.

I think if you do the adjument again with no results you will have to pull the wheels off and inspect the brakes. Very simple job, you will have to
remove the two large slotted screws to get the drum off.

Let us know how it goes.

Tony in Mass. · May 27, 2015

Gidday. Ow'd yer bloody daygo??
Operator error. How big are ya? What was the translation? 140 pounds = 10 stone = 50 kilos? If you are already a big fella, it is mechanical, if you are a little guy, you need to put all your weight on the- or maybe all on one pedal.

Hate to say it, but you'll see as you drive newer models, the yank TO30 or TO/FE/MF35 brake pedal design are a generation ahead. Yours is just like the useless Dorf 9N brakes, this is why farmer's would tell their first tractor 'whoooa Nellie whoaaa'...

I bet yer too bloody scraunny. Not enough beer to stop a 20. I recommend Castlemain triple X. Or was it 4 x's?

Charles in Aus. · May 27, 2015

The bushes at the rear of the brake actuating rods are made of some type of peculiar plastic . It is recommended in the manual to not lubricate these . The reason being that any oil will swell the bush and lead to the rods seizing . Something to think about .
There are also two types of readily available brake shoes , the older and newer types will interchange physically but you will get symptoms such as yours if the wrong ones are fitted . Who knows whats been fitted in the past .

pcp20us · May 28, 2015

[Hi. Thanks for the info. Sorry for typos, using my aslaptop just died.

I have adjusted brakes so you cannot rock the tractor as wheels are locked. So not an adjustment 0 problem.
Tony I am as beefy as a front row forward..... Not really I am a hefty 85kg,., that will stuff you Americans :shock:

Thanks Charles. The bushes , are they effected by greasing the nipples or are you talking on the outside of the rear wheels.. Recon I'll pull the rear wheels off when I decide I need brakes

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