I changed a few brake linings in my life, and it was always a piece of cake. Always got the linings from the local Deere dealer, and they fit perfectly. Deere now wants upwards of $120 for a set of linings and rivets, so I bought the $30 set from one of the popular internet parts sellers. They've been on the shelf for six months, in the box, and yesterday I set about installing them. Darn - they don't fit too good - rivet holes don't match the shoe holes well, and the arch is not a good match either. I wouldn't think that sitting on the shelf would cause a fit-up problem - they have to sit on a shelf somewhere until they're sold. The fit-up is close but not quite. Maybe I'm getting old and cranky and my memory is fading, but I don't remember any issues from the linings that I got from Deere. It's not often that I say that I wish I had spent more money for a product, but I'm saying it today. Then again - maybe the Deere linings now come from the same manufacturer. Anyhow, it appears that I got what I paid for, ha.
Has anyone else had a similar experience?
Has anyone else had a similar experience?