How do you get a brake drum off?
11-08-2010, 08:00 AM
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Re: How do you get a brake drum off?
Some Pickups do... I'm guessing a summer of launching my jetski in brackish water is what has them fused to the hubs so solidly. I hose off the truck and rear suspension etc. after each jetski use, but the truck sits in the launch ramp parking lot all day before I get the chance to rince it all off.
11-08-2010, 08:49 AM
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Re: How do you get a brake drum off?
My pickup has two threaded holes on the front outside of the drums that when used 'pry' the drum off- I bought some bolts from Home Depot to thread into them. Worked like a charm.
Yours have those by an chance? Mine were hard to see at first because they had so much crud built up in the holes...
Yours have those by an chance? Mine were hard to see at first because they had so much crud built up in the holes...
11-08-2010, 09:05 AM
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Re: How do you get a brake drum off?
My pickup has two threaded holes on the front outside of the drums that when used 'pry' the drum off- I bought some bolts from Home Depot to thread into them. Worked like a charm.
Yours have those by an chance? Mine were hard to see at first because they had so much crud built up in the holes...
Yours have those by an chance? Mine were hard to see at first because they had so much crud built up in the holes...
11-08-2010, 09:31 AM
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11-08-2010, 10:13 AM
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Re: How do you get a brake drum off?
This is why I hate drum brakes. Well, one of the reasons. Have you tried a crowbar? or heat? And why the hell doesn't it have the bolt holes, anyway?
11-08-2010, 10:20 AM
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Re: How do you get a brake drum off?
Can you get a slide hammer hooked on there? I had to use one to get my drums off the first time i did my brakes. If not prybars and a BFH will be your new best friends.
11-08-2010, 10:44 AM
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Re: How do you get a brake drum off?
Probably a good idea if PB blaster around the hub doesn't work.