This narrowed rear end is in a lawn tractor that my mom's uncle built in the 60"s. He's been passed on for several years now and his wife wanted it out of the garage, so i took it and now am trying to get the brakes working. According to the first store i went the casting number on the wheel cylinders goes nowhere now, so i thought maybe somebody on here could id this rear and that would give me somewhere else to start looking. Some of the stuff looks brand new, but the wheel cylinders were trashed even the rubber was almost all gone Don't worry all the copper brakeline is being replaced. The rear has been narrowed but i'm not sure how much Here's pic just after i got it back to my place
AWESOME TRACTOR! I'm pretty certain this is a Mopar rear-end. I just took a look at one of my 62' D100's and the rear-ends and the two look extremely similar. Good news is I did a COMPLETE brake job on one of them, new drums and all, everything was replaced except the lines. I had the guys at O'Reillys working extra hard to find new parts. So good news is, you know where to start looking. I still have all the old boxes and parts so if you want I can help you out. Send me a private message or E-mail me @ KGStarbck@aol.com Hopefully I can help.
I'm in agreement on it being an early MOPAR rear end. I have a 1948 Gibson Garden Tractor, and the 3-speed+reverse trans AND rear end are early MOPAR also. The rear brakes on the Gibson are mechanical brakes however, not hydraulic, and can be applied separately to help with steering. Your mothers' uncle did a first rate job building it. Butch/56sedandelivery.
Really well done tractor...........check the driveshaft flange/yoke....if its a round flange with 4 bolt holes, combined with the other features shown, would pretty cinch it being a Mopar as suggested by other posters. Ray
You can get a rebuild kit for a W/cyl of the same bore. We used to stock the generic cups and boots for rebuilding before it became fashionable to throw everything away. Finding a wheel cylinder hone could take a little searching depending on your location but I'm sure you can Google it. A good auto parts store should be able to get your shoes sent out and relined. I got my 40 Lincolns relined. You'll need a store that gives a shit but they do exist. It's not like you will be traveling on the interstate. That's a cool tractor.
Didnt the early Mopars have a tapered shaft on the drum ?I cant realy tell by the pic if that axel is tapered.It has the key way,and threads on axel,but dont remember the humps on the drum outside..........................YG
Thanks everybody for the info. Tomorrow i'm going to visit my favourite parts store and see what they can find. My original thought was to rebuild the wheel cylinders but i can't get them apart and wrecked one trying so i have to buy new. Thankfully the shoes are in great shape and everything else is like new. Again thanks for all the help guys
One thought.............if push comes to shove and you can't find dupicate wheel cylinders, the backing plate holes could be modified (welded shut and new holes drilled for another model wheel cylinder of smae bore. Most of them are similar enough that I don't think it's stretch to replace with something different....if need be. Ray
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