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Mean, I forget the years n models they changed over but thought all the lettered series (like your A but maybe not later models???) had the fixed onto the shaft drums. On the later numbered tractors (think thats when they changed???) there was indeed a large nut on the shaft on the OUTSIDE of the drum one removed to remove the brake drum WITHOUT having to remove the entire assembly. On the early models like the lettered its necessary to remove those 3 bolts/stud into the housing as you mentioned to remove the entire assembly,,,,, ,,,then you remove the cotter key and that big nut on the end of the shaft plus the washers n spacers,,,,, ,,,,and then the entire shaft pulls out with the drum attached (its premanently mounted to the shaft). On the later tractors (starting with lettered I believe???) theres a big nut at the drums OUTSIDE center which you remove and then the drum can be removed seperately. Maybe the big nut you read about means the big nut on the INSIDE of the shaft which of course must still be removed so the drum and atached shaft can be pulled out, and if so you gotta obviously remove the entire assembly first. See if you indeed have a large nut right at the outer center of your drum, cuz if not, you gotta remove the entire assembly n remove the big inner nut to pull the drum and attached shaft. But if the nuts there its sure not hid and needs removed John T (NOT a brake man nor know when they changed to the removeable drums???)
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