At 05:11 PM 5/10/2003, you wrote: >Man, you are lucky then. I have had to remove drums that I had off 3 mos >prior, and it #$&)#*&)# me off. I kick myself everytime I try to remove the >drum only (thinking it's going to be faster). > >However, I do have the tools to remove the axle nut easy. > >John >Aircooled.Net Inc.
My drums came off the hubs with no trouble at all. Sadly, I wasn't in there to do brakes. My job was rear wheel bearings and I almost killed myself getting the big nuts off. I bent my good 3/4" drive breaker bar with my lard ass on the end of 4' of cheater pipe. I got 'em loose though. Steve '86 Westy |
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