Foot brake arrangement is pretty easy to install. Biggest problem is getting the old brakes out and new brake band installed... I poke out all the mud dobbers and wasp next that you can see first.. Get a garden hose and wash out thru the 1 inch hole on the bottom.. You have to get EVERYTHING out to get the band off.. Once that is done you need to get the horizontal pins out that hold the bands in. The pins are installed from the outside, toward the center of tractor. Many are a blind hole. SOmetimes you can see where the boreing bar ( drill) started to come thru the backside of the casting ( under the seat by the differential)... I like to take a 1/4 inch bit and drill into the housing from the backside toward the pin... then you can pound them out from the back.. After the 1/4 inch hole, enlarge it to 3/8 inch... get an air chisel with a pointed tip and hammer them out... don't forget there is a snap ring on the inside between the housing and the band.................... once the pins are out, then you get the brake bands out.. I like to park under a rafter in the garage and pull them out with a 3/4 ton come-along.. use some #9 wire and tie into the pin hole to attach the come-along hook..
after the bands are out, wash the brake drum with solvent to get any oil off of it. I have put the tractor on jack stands and rotated the tire to spin the drum and sand or file it as it rotates, if it has a slightly rough surface.. If its TOO bad, it should be pulled out.
to install the new bands, run the #9 wire under the brake drum and up the other side. tie the wire to the band, and the come-along and use it to help pull the new one thru.. Make sure which is front and back.
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