worked on the 1811 brakes
Today I took the brakes off of the 1811 since they were frozen solid with rust. Managed to get both assemblies off without breaking or stripping the bolts. Found the brake mounting bracket 719-3048 on the left side was broken. I'm not sure what it's made of a magnet won't stick to it. Might be able to weld it but used ones are all over ebay for about $20 as part of the whole assembly. You could tell it's been broken for many years. Put both of the cam mechanisms in the vice. Soaked them with PB Blaster and worked the lever arm back and forth slowly with hammer blows until they now work properly. Cleaned all the parts (except the pads) with the wire brush wheel and put lube on the proper points and reassembled. The right side is ready to put back on. Will have to do something about the left side bracket before that one goes on. The tractor is outside under a tarp. It's raining here today so the only thing I could do was take off the brakes and work on them in the shop.
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