Really appreciate the input. I was pretty much expecting the brake to be a non-concern. But sometimes that kind of thinking can bite you in the rear.
I was actually trying to avoid pulling the axle tubes or splitting/opening more parts than necessary. I'll pull the shifter off the top tomorrow and look more into the transmission case. I'd like not to split off the reduction housing if I can avoid it.
About the axle bearings/bushings. I found out, to my surprise, that my 1964 model (100) still has brass bushings. I have a huge arbor press at my disposal. I could RTFM. But just thinking out loud here; If the brass bushing replacement is nothing more than press out old and press in new, I'll consider it. If it's press out old, press in new and then ream to size and check 50 times with a micrometer, I'm going to take more convincing.
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