ThundermanND
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Well, I got a mess on my hands. I'm taking apart this 8N and doing a restoration on it. One thing that bothered me was on each of the rear wheels one of the studs
holding the wheel on was broken off so I wanted to get the brake drum off which I did. The 2" nuts holding the housing on have been beaten up so bad I'll need to get
new ones, matter of fact I can't even budge them loose. So anyway, I take the drum off and what a mess inside. Grease all over everything, no brake shoes left on the
right side ( I haven't started the left side but I assume it will be the same) and I assume the rear wheel seals are shot.
One thing I noticed when I got the tractor was when I checked the oil level in the housing it was way over filled, I mean nearly to the top of the dip stick on the
side. I can imagine with all the extra 90 weight inside there was too much pressure and it blew the seals. Am I wrong in my assumption?
holding the wheel on was broken off so I wanted to get the brake drum off which I did. The 2" nuts holding the housing on have been beaten up so bad I'll need to get
new ones, matter of fact I can't even budge them loose. So anyway, I take the drum off and what a mess inside. Grease all over everything, no brake shoes left on the
right side ( I haven't started the left side but I assume it will be the same) and I assume the rear wheel seals are shot.
One thing I noticed when I got the tractor was when I checked the oil level in the housing it was way over filled, I mean nearly to the top of the dip stick on the
side. I can imagine with all the extra 90 weight inside there was too much pressure and it blew the seals. Am I wrong in my assumption?