Date:         Sat, 31 Jan 2004 09:07:26 -0800
Reply-To:     gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      How do I pull the rear drums?
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Take all the advise given but I would add that if the
drum still does not come off wrap a tire chain around
the drum and secure the chain tighly with a bolt.
leverage the chain and drum off with a bar.
        regards gary






How do I pull the rear drums? Tried tapping (OK,
hammering) from
>all sides to no avail. I don't have to remove that
huge 462mm nut
>just to get the drums off, do I?
Subject: Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Brake
Drums?How do I pull the rear drums? Tried tapping (OK,
hammering) from
>all sides to no avail. I don't have to remove that
huge 462mm nut
>just to get the drums off, do I?
>Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 12:58:21 -0800
>
>No, do not remove the big nut...it will not help.
>
>Take a good sized sledge hammer...3 lb or so...and
basically beat the
heck
>out of the drum.  Pound ii in the flat areas between
each of the lugs.
And
>then keep pounding...and then some more.  You will
see it start to
loosen
>and finally it will come off.
>
>You will also have to back off the self adjusters
through the hole in
the
>backing plate.
>
>Z
>
>tabe johnson <xtabe@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>Hey Y'all (I'm allowed to say y'all)
>
>Time for another.....
>"Stupid
>Question of the
>Day!" (SQD, pat. pend.)
>
>
>
>

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