1947 2N running

tracman · Jul 2, 2011

Well I finally got the 2N running and drove it around the yard this afternoon. I mananged to change the PTO seal. The bearing was ok . I got it checked by a mechanic friend. The hydraulics are working as well. This will now give me some incentive to keep fixiing it up.
The brakes and sheet metal need attenion now. tracman

Tom N MS · Jul 3, 2011

Just my opinion and experience---If brake shoes still have lots of lining, I"d consider cleaning and cleaning them with brake cleaner and re-use them..If they are oily, you need to fix the leaking seals--Sure seals have been on my Dad"s 2N for 45+ yrs and on my 2N for 7 yrs and had no problem..If you do use sure seals be sure to stuff the bearings all U can with grease because with sure seals the bearings will no longer get lube from the rear end....Even with all new parts, brakes on a 9N/2N will be very disappointing compared to brakes on other tractors.

tracman · Jul 3, 2011

(quoted from post at 05:53:50 07/03/11) Just my opinion and experience---If brake shoes still have lots of lining, I"d consider cleaning and cleaning them with brake cleaner and re-use them..If they are oily, you need to fix the leaking seals--Sure seals have been on my Dad"s 2N for 45+ yrs and on my 2N for 7 yrs and had no problem..If you do use sure seals be sure to stuff the bearings all U can with grease because with sure seals the bearings will no longer get lube from the rear end....Even with all new parts, brakes on a 9N/2N will be very disappointing compared to brakes on other tractors.

Thanks for the tip. I think they are rusted up. There doesn't seem to be oil leaking around the hubs. But only time will tell. Who knows what the history is of this tractor. I like the cleaning idea.
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