Kevin Case 780
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I am working on a case 780, pulled brake chambers and master cylinders one of which was dry. Sound familiar?ok got the right rear wheel off. There is a 3 1/2" nut holding in the bearings. Didnt have that size so chiseled it around and off. I underdstand the torgue on that is very important so that you dont squeeze the bearings down. Anyone know the torque on that? Or the number of revolutions to tighten it. The brake linings have a lot of meat on them, one wheel cylinder leaks so i got rebuild kit for both wheel cylinders. One of the wheel cylinders leaked so i cleaned off the lining with oven cleaner and roughed them up with 100 grit paper. Im glad i dont have to get new shoes because the only place that had them is Southern Equipment and that was $320 apiece. Been dealing with Groff tractor here in PA for parts for the machine.
I am waiting for my FD-8832 masters to arrive tomorrow. Can you give me some details on pulling the wheel and brake drum to see if wheel cylinder is leaking. Also where did you get the rebuild kits and part numbers for the wheel cylinders? Thanks for any help that you could give!