Old46,

Last week, I just jumped the same hurdle with a 41 1 1/2. Here is what I did. Some of the wheels were real tight. First I applied a liberal amout of PB Blaster in every orifice days before doing anything. I jacked the entire truck up, put blocks under the frame on all four sides to be safe. I then took off all of the wheels and attempted to back off the wheel cylinder adjusters. The back brakes complied well, but the front cylinder adjusters were frozen tight. I worked the hub with a long wrecking bar back and forth. The drums were still very tight. I then took a pressure washer and flooded the backing plate/drum area. Lots of crud came out. I then continued to work the hub with the bar until it got a little easier to move the hub. I then removed the outer bearing and CAREFULLY pried the drum against the backing plate sequentially 360 degrees around the drum. With patience and select encouragement words they all came out without breaking or distorting anything. Be in the right frame of mind before you start. If you are mad or in a hurry, pick another day.

Good luck!

Paul

1941 Chevy 1 1/2-ton WW2 4x4 dump truck
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