Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:02:37 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
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your idea of just barely removing some material from the center hole of the
drum is all right, more or less, BUT that's what centers the drum on the
flange. And I imagine it is intensionally made a very tight fit.
I just clean and lube things very well there. I might seat it back on the
flange with anti-seize compound there, as mentioned. .
the small bolts serve no function other than making sure the drum doesn't
fall off when the wheel is removed...........AND....you'll notice.....to
ensure the drum goes back on the flange in the same place every time.
with many non-stock wheels you can't have these little bolts there - they'll
interfere with the wheel. Even when I'm not using those bolts, I still put
the drum on the flange with those two offest bolt holes lined up , so the
drum always goes on the flange the same way.
I would just clean things really good.....or going around that inner edge
with some sand paper, fine, but don't try to acutally make it a loose fit.
it's the centering for the drum on the flange.
----- Original Message -----
From: "craig cowan" <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
> 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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