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Date:         Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:14:07 -0400
Reply-To:     craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
Comments: To: Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com>
In-Reply-To:  <20080725013824.0A4131165C3@hamburg.alientech.net>
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Maybe i'm just thinking to hard on this one..... But couldn't you actually prevent them from getting stuck on the hub by making the hub more round/smaller (just a wee bit). Say you have the drum off, and you ran a wire wheel around the edge where the drum meets, or maybe a bit of emery cloth? Just smooth it out and underside it JUST enough. The drum will still ride in it's proper position wouldn't it (The little bolts would hold it in place? And the shoes would center it?

Plus a bunch of anti-seize right there probably couldn't hurt. Keep the two bodies from rusting together.

-Craig '85GL Curious as to what happens when a backing plate actually "rusts off" : )

On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 9:38 PM, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote:

> At 05:22 PM 7/23/2008, Richard Golen wrote... > >> Any suggestions on how to "pop" the drums from the hubs? >> > > First, remove the "hold on" bolts that attach the drum to the hub (you > probably already have). Spray your favorite penetrating oil at the > obvious points on the drum (Kroil is mine). Loosen the wheel bolts > enough so they're "sloppy," but not so much that the wheels will fall > off. Go forward at about 10 mph and pull up hard on the ebrake. Go > backwards about 10 mph and pull up hard on the ebrake. > > Pulling the ebrake causes the drum to try to stop. The tire/wheel/hub > (connected through the bolts) will try to keep going. > > The ebrakes tend to be rather weak, though. If it doesn't work, try the > regular brake. The problem with that is that most of the braking comes > from the front. >


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