Jake, Glad you posted that one again. I had missed it somewhere along the line. Very cool little maintenance trick. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Jake Beaulieu wrote: >>> On the face of the brake drum there is a 14 mm bolt that holds the drum >>> to the stub axle flange to prevent the drum from coming loose when >>> changing a tire. >>> > > While we are talking about this little bolt... I picked up a great tip > from the list a couple of years ago. I drilled and tapped two additonal > holes for this bolt into the face of the drum. Now when I need to remove > the drum I simply remove these bolts, then screw them into the holes I > tapped. The bolts push against the hub and the drum popps right off. No > more bashing your drum with a 10lb hammer to get the darn thing off. > > jake > 82 AC Westy > > > |
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