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| | | | Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 78 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 78 | Friends,
I decided to tackle the brakes and bearing on my truck.
I have never had these apart before and I seem to be hung up on something I can't see.
I removed the outer bearing cover bolts, the main nut and cotter pin, the bearing itself, and assumed the drum would slip off at that point but no can do. Ah, my kingdom for a service manual. Anyway, these have an
extension from the drum holding that outer bearing and I removed those nuts, too. Perhaps that piece is rusted to the drum but my best efforts to break them loose are for naught. Next logical step will be to try to
back off the brake shoes through the adjusters. Anyone have any other thoughts or helpful suggestions? Thanks LevisPop
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 | Hy LevisPop, I would put a couple of nuts back onto the hub/drum connection, then back off the brake adjustment as much as you can, there is probably a ridge at the inboard edge of the drum, and this ridge will not allow the drum to come off over the lining, hope that helps. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 78 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 78 | 3B, thanks. Do you know if the bearing hub "extension" which is bolted to the outside of the drum, should theoretically be removable if I have removed all of the
nuts? I'm just wondering if it is essentially rust welded to the brake drum. I have
removed the nuts and have tapped and torqued a bit on it in this process and it shows no sign of breaking loose. I know that is a different problem than the one I
started with but, as they say, "Curious Minds Want to Know." I have sprayed more
TriFlow into the adjusters to - fingers crossed - back them off some. If they will not move for love nor money I may be forced to 1) eat spinach and then, 2) use a puller or a slide hammer to bring the drum past the ridge on the old shoes. Unless anyone has a much better idea?????
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,144 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,144 | Not sure how the rest do it, but I leave the extended portion of the hub attached to the drum. It gives me something to hold on to. Did the wheel turn freely before you pulled the Bearings? If there was drag the brakes could be holding it on as already pointed out. If you get the brkes backed off grasp extended hub and wiggle it all ways while pulling outward.
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 78 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 78 | One and all:
Thank you. I succeeded - with the first one anyway. It was all a matter of the brake adjusters being rusty and crusty with good old Colorado clay and etc etc. However, when I could definitely tell the brakes were not the problem I still could not pull it off the axle. It turned out the inner bearing, also crusty with hard, old grease etc
was hanging up. Too dirty to tell if the axle has a problem like a groove worn in it or if we are just looking at super cleaning all of it. The great news is the drum and even the brake shoes looked totally reusable. I love to end the day on a victory so
there we shall stop. Thanks!!
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 | Success! I'd just take everything apart and clean it up good. The extension part you talked about will be hard to get apart. You'll have to press out the studs to get it apart but you really don't need to do this. Just clean it good, grease everything back up and re-assemble.
Bruce | | | | | Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,598 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,598 | Good work Mark!!
You are the expert now.
Last edited by 2-Ton; 02/18/2012 4:10 PM.
1967 GMC 9500 Fire Ladder Truck"The Flag Pole"In the Stovebolt Gallery1946 2-Ton grain truck 1946 3/4-ton pickup, 1953 1-ton pickup 1957 1-ton flatbed dually, 1954 Pontiac Straight Eight Of all the things I've lost in my life, I miss my mind the most! | | | | | Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 111 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 111 | Mark,
I'm glad you posted this because I was wondering the same thing . Now I know what to do
The Big Bolt forum always has answers
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