John Deere 68 Brake

[PyhooyaBooya]

Had a jd68 given to me a couple weeks ago. Owner said if I could make it run that I could have it. Of course I took it as a challenge. Had it running in the next couple of hours. Spark plug, fuel line, the basics. The deck was badly bent and so was the blade. Took a couple of us to make the deck straight again and the blade got a taste of the truck clamp. Needless to say it runs and cuts. Only thing...there are no brakes! I can push the brake lever and see it move the rod all the way back, but I don't know what is behind that rod. The serial # is 3xxx (I think that matters in this case). I'm stumped. Anyone have any ideas of a fix or a good place to find a diagram or anything?

 

[oldyellr]

Have you had a look at how the brake works? According to the owner's manual, this is how you adjust it:

1. Place a 0.022-inch feeler gauge between brake disk and cam.

2. Turn set screw CW to tighten or CCW to loosen brake until 0.022 clearance exists.