YM 1401 Brakes

[MarkStewart]

I have put over 100 hours on my little 1401 since I bought it. It seems the brakes have gone beyond their adjustment and aren't working like they should. I almost backed down a big hill I didn't have any intention of backing down /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif So after reading through the archives on this forum I decided to check them out. I hear that they can be switched around. What I was wondering is, should I switch the set from the left side to the right side? Also when I took one side apart it was caked with mud and corrosion. I cleaned the drums and pads etc. with my drill with wire wheel. The pads themselves only had about an 1/8 of an inch remaining on them. So should I even bother switching them around or should I just get them relined? And if so where would be a good place to have that done? Thanks.

 

[onespeedreed]

how do you adjust the brakes on a yanmar 1401 tractor

 

[winston1]

this is a good thread covering brake adjustment. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/yanmar/224303-brake-adjustment-question.html

Here is a good parts drawing on your 1401 brakes. Seems they don't have the turnbuckle adjustment as many models do. Instead they have yokes on the ends of the brake rods. Adjustment would still be the same. Loosen locknut's and turn the rod to extend or retract as needed. Yanmar Tractor Parts: BRAKES

 

[Todd8665]

Switching the pads depends on whether they are symmetrical or not. I.E. the mechanism(s) that hold the shoes align no matter which way the shoe is placed inside the drum.

I did one side of my 2210. Bought new pads, but found that the old shoes had enough meat on them that I could reuse. The actual brake cover can be attached in several different orientations too, and mine was done incorrectly so it appeared that I had no more adjustment in the linkage. I flipped the shoes (the inside was worn more than the outside) and attached the cover plate so that I again had adjustment in the linkage. On the 2210 there is a static cam that one side of the shoes rests on. Per recommendation I rotated that Cam 90 degrees which pushed the shoes out slightly further. Back in business.

FYI Warning! The replacement shoes i bought were to big to fit into the drum. This is done "on purpose" to allow for the turning of the drums. I would have had to turn my drums (which they could have used) or shaved down the pads to get them to fit.

 

[clemsonfor]

who would turn tractor drums? I just put them back on when i got my cam unstuck...who cares if there pitted or gouged a bit? Its a tractor not a race car. I have used gouged rotors on my street vehicles its not a big deal in most cases. Now sever cases is a different story.

 

[Todd8665]

who would turn tractor drums? I just put them back on when i got my cam unstuck...who cares if there pitted or gouged a bit? Its a tractor not a race car. I have used gouged rotors on my street vehicles its not a big deal in most cases. Now sever cases is a different story.

Me if i cant get the pads to fit.

 

[clemsonfor]

yea i guess. id be worried it would take a bunch of effort to unstick the drum to pull it!

 

[normde2001]

Me if i cant get the pads to fit.

Where did you get your shoes? Have never heard/read of that problem.

 

[winston1]

Where did you get your shoes? Have never heard/read of that problem.

I don't want to go looking for it but I think I remember someone else having trouble getting new shoes to go in.

 

[winston1]

Where did you get your shoes? Have never heard/read of that problem.

I don't want to go looking for it but I think I remember someone else having trouble getting new shoes to go in.