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| | | | Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 250 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 250 | I've been posting on the 1Ton forum about my stuck wheels and tight brakes. I finally got the wheels off and figured I wanted to cross post onto the shop forum about removing my brake drums.
Both front brakes are way too tight, the passenger side I can get to turn if I put a breaker bar on the lug nuts but I can't turn the driver's side at all!
The adjusters don't move in either direction. The teeth are worn down and scarred up but remain solidly frozen.
What kind of tricks can I use to safely get the drums off if I can't manage to back off the brake pads?
The truck uses a hub extension on the fronts so that I can use the dually style wheels. I'm pretty sure I have to remove the extension first.
I don't want to break anything--especially the drums--but I have new wheel cylinders ready to go and I can always reline the shoes if need be.
One tip I have received (thanks Truckernix!) is to unbolt the wheel cylinders to give a little wiggle room inside the drums.
Any helpful ideas are appreciated! Thanks, Jim | | | | | Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 250 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 250 | Got 'em off! Couldn't get any adjustment on the pads but used a 3 jaw puller and carefully pulled the hub/drum assembly off. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | Thanks, that is really good news. Some time ago I read a post where the owner pounded on the drums until they split. That just made me feel sick! | | | | | Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 250 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 250 | I try not to break anything, especially antique automotive parts that are hard to find and very expensive to ship to Hawaii! These include the ones for my MGB too.
Still, it is always a good feeling when the parts come off without damage.
I'm glad this worked out without much trouble as my post had dozens of looks but no suggestions, helpful or otherwise, except yours. The silent message I was getting was 'good luck with that'! Jim
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