F-20 brakes

[Country ave]

Put new brake pads in the f-20 a few months ago. They fit tight so I took out the spacers and the cam on the brake shaft set flat. The brakes have dragged ever since. It will go down the road, but not roll down a modest incline I assumed, hoped that they would eventually break in, but are still tight. Of course I do not use it much. Any ideas? I thought about grinding down some of the cam.

 

[Nebraska Kirk]

I would take a belt sander and sand the pads down a little. You could also try driving it around and riding the brakes hard to get them wear in a little.

 

[Anonymous-0]

I agree with gene bender. take some material off the brakes by sanding. I installed brakes on my f20 recently and had to do that.

 

[Ron W]

When those old style brakes were relined, you basically had to put the shoes on a special outfitted lathe and turn the shoes down to the drum diameter. Unless you have a fixture, it's kinda hard to do so today.

What I use today is a large ferrier (horse shoer's)rasp file. Takes the material off pretty fast without packing up, and you can easily control the amount of material removed. Sanding works fine, but can easily load up the sandpaper.

From experience, it is probably tight at the top (where it activates) and the bottom of the shoes (hinge on the pin) Thin those areas first and you should be in luck.

It is always better to be able to stop a farmall, as they go on forever otherwise!