Doug Bradenton
New member
I have a JD 5310. I have the brakes dragging and the fluid boiling and losing brakes after running a few minutes. I have read several posts regarding the defective factory brake retractors and the brakes dragging in the 5000 series tractors being a common thing. I have also read where one guy paid JD Dealer to fix his and he had the same problem again. I am a skilled mechanic and prepared to fix this item. I have one question. What is the consensus on what to do with the brake retractors upon repair? Do I perform the repair and leave out the brake retractors or has JD developed an improved brake retractor pin that eliminates this problem? Thanks for any suggestions.