Brake Caliper Questions.

[Coonazz]

I have a John Deere AMT 600 with Disc Brakes. John Deere wants $300 a piece to replace these dinosaurs. I managed or jerry-rig a fix to the piston of one that fell apart in my hands when I tried to pull it from the Caliper Housing. When I tried to put the brake pads back on to the Caliper I realized that they were fastened by adhesive! I confirmed this by the manual. I don't need new pads at $80 a pop and the John Deere dealer here in Austin was absolutely no help in identifying what kind of adhesive I should be using. Here are my questions if you please:

1. What kind of adhesive would be appropriate to glue a brake pad to its caliper?

This Caliper has an "HB" logo on it.

2. Do any of you recognize this caliper from any other product that I might be able to source a replacement?

I doubt that this was only used on the AMT 600 and AMT 622. A **** of a lot of screwy engineering went into producing this component for it only to have been used once. I can really use you old timers help on this one.

Thanks,
Coon ***

 

[Argosy]

Are you absolutely sure it is adhesive, not anti-squeak?

 

[Coonazz]

The Official Manual says: "[Step] 22. Apply brake pad adhesive to brake pads before installing in caliper."

 

[SandburRanch]

The Official Manual says: "[Step] 22. Apply brake pad adhesive to brake pads before installing in caliper."

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With that in mind I believe I'd be reaching for the two part E-Poxy or J-B Weld and applying to the mating surfaces just after I cleaned both surfaces good with sandpaper and possibly contact cleaner for good measure.

Which one I'd use would probably depend on which fell out of the cabinet door first when opened.