etpm
Veteran Member
Hi Folks,
The brakes in my YM2310 keep sticking. The left side especially. So today I decided to tackle the problem. When I bought the tractor it came with 4 new shoes in a box which means the tractor is getting new brake shoes at least. A big part of the problem is the actuating shaft rusting in the cast iron plate. After hours of work today I got the rusted shaft out. The shaft has an undercut area that is obviously a grease reservoir. The problem though is that this reservoir can only be filled by taking the brakes apart. A thankless task for an old guy with bad arthritis in both wrists and back.
So I'm thinking about adding a zerk so I can grease the shaft. But I don't want any grease to get into the area where all the braking is done. I do want the brakes to work after all. To keep the grease from getting inside the brake housing I'm thinking about filing a small groove in either the shaft or the bore. This groove would only lead to the outside. It would be pretty easy to file a small groove in the shaft from the undercut to the outside. When greasing all I would need to do is watch for grease coming out of the area where the actuating shaft exits the brake plate. The shaft is a very close fit in the bore so I think even a small groove will allow grease to flow out rather than in. Keeping the grease reservoir full of grease will keep any water from getting past the reservoir and into the brake housing.
Opinions? I have a box full of zerks and several round and triangular files just waiting to be used. Lotsa grease too.
Thanks,
Eric
The brakes in my YM2310 keep sticking. The left side especially. So today I decided to tackle the problem. When I bought the tractor it came with 4 new shoes in a box which means the tractor is getting new brake shoes at least. A big part of the problem is the actuating shaft rusting in the cast iron plate. After hours of work today I got the rusted shaft out. The shaft has an undercut area that is obviously a grease reservoir. The problem though is that this reservoir can only be filled by taking the brakes apart. A thankless task for an old guy with bad arthritis in both wrists and back.
So I'm thinking about adding a zerk so I can grease the shaft. But I don't want any grease to get into the area where all the braking is done. I do want the brakes to work after all. To keep the grease from getting inside the brake housing I'm thinking about filing a small groove in either the shaft or the bore. This groove would only lead to the outside. It would be pretty easy to file a small groove in the shaft from the undercut to the outside. When greasing all I would need to do is watch for grease coming out of the area where the actuating shaft exits the brake plate. The shaft is a very close fit in the bore so I think even a small groove will allow grease to flow out rather than in. Keeping the grease reservoir full of grease will keep any water from getting past the reservoir and into the brake housing.
Opinions? I have a box full of zerks and several round and triangular files just waiting to be used. Lotsa grease too.
Thanks,
Eric