john deere a brakes

Doug Wonoski · Mar 30, 2015

I have 2 John Deere A's, 1 styled, 1 unstyled and when driving it makes a growling sound until you push on the brake pedal just a little then it goes away when you let off it may come back in a minute or two, any idea what I should look for

Anonymous-0 · Mar 30, 2015

You should look to see what is causing the growling sound/

NoDakInMN · Mar 30, 2015

I'd start by taking the brake drums off and inspecting the entire assembly.

Doug Wonoski · Mar 30, 2015

I have the assembly apart on the styled A the only two things I can see are the brake drum rivets are a little loose and the brake drum is
glazed. the pedal moves freely and the brake shoes also seem to move freely

RLA · Mar 30, 2015

Hi,
I have a model 60 that did the very same thing... I sanded the lining & it helped it for
about 1/2 a MILE of driving & noise returned.. I then turned the brake drum ( machined) in a brake
lathe.. That too worked for about 2 or 3 miles of driving time & the noise returned.. I then
took the rh shoes & lining & placed them on the lh brake. This worked great for about 2 months
& the rh brake noise returned.. I had another complete brake less the shoes. I could not see
anything wrong with the brake asy. But I install the other assmeble & it didnt' help. Made the
noise immeadiatly. I then cleaned the shoes in paint thinner, let them lay out in the sun to dry..
Reinstalled the shoes & the noise came back. In the mean time I ordered new lining, after the
noise returned after the 10th time I relined the brakes. Lines that 2/32 lining above the rivots.
This was about 1.5 years ago & the brake have been quiet since. I really think the lining at
some point in time got oil soaked or something. Someone Might add a fix, I thought I tried
about everything??

Doug Wonoski · Mar 30, 2015

Thanks for the help, I will keep trying

James Howell · Mar 30, 2015

Had the same problem with the left brake on one of our Model 70s.

Removed the brake drum and replaced all the rivets.

No more noise.

Hope this helps.

bill mart · Mar 31, 2015

don't rule out worn brake shaft bushings. Bill

Dana Peiffer · Mar 31, 2015

I had a similar problem after replacing the brakes on my "B" and it turned out I had too much play in one of the brake pads. As soon as I adjusted the brakes a little tighter the growling went away. If you think about it when you push on the pedal slightly it is the same as tightening the brakes. Good luck!

Mike(NEOhio) · Mar 31, 2015

My late A left brake make a huge rattling noise. Some days none at all, some days regularly. Very obvious, the drum rivets are loose.

jim castleman · Apr 1, 2015

Fill your oil cups on brake shaft.

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