When using the brake, if I push the brake all the way down, the mower still rolls. It does absolutely nothing. I know the brake pedal doubles as the clutch. When pushing up to 80% down, it's the clutch. The last 20% is the brake. I took apart the mower today. I tried to follow all the pulleys and anything mechanical the pedal is hooked up to and I can't quite figure out how it works. Where I was looking was under the battery in the engine compartment. That is where I think the "magic" of the brake works. Can anyone explain to me how the brake works, and how to troubleshoot why it doesn't stop at all when I press it down. If I'm going on a downward slope and press the brake all the way down, the mower will go until I'm at the bottom of the hill or I tranny slam it.
JD 110 Brake Doesn't Work
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yankeerider
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Is this an older 110? The brake on those is a friction band located back at the transaxle, where the input pulley is.
Yeah, I took the whole tractor apart and found it. But I cannot make it work good. I have it as tight as it goes and still, if I press the brake while driving, it coasts to a stop... unless I'm on a downward hill... then when fate feels like stopping me. I just hold on and pray I don't go too fast.
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You may have to put a new brake band on that will grab that smooth-faced pulley.
Or remove the band and sand the face of the band as well as the pulley. Might look for traces of oil that may make it slippery.
You may have to put a new brake band on that will grab that smooth-faced pulley.
Or remove the band and sand the face of the band as well as the pulley. Might look for traces of oil that may make it slippery.