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Date:         Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:28:21 -0500
Reply-To:     Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
Subject:      Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal..now how to pull drum
Comments: To: jon <jon@KENNEKE.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <Pine.LNX.4.58.0901290951210.30263@kenneke.com>
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At 12:54 PM 1/29/2009, jon wrote...
>So, anyone have any suggestions on how to get a drum off that's stuck
>to
>the hub/axle? I can't see any good way to use a large puller. The
>backing plate would have to be bent to get the hooks around the drum.
>Suggestions?


Something which works well for discs, might also work for drums.


Find a parking lot or other non-traffic place, and loosen up the lug
nuts on the problem wheel enough so they're just a bit sloppy. Drive
5-10mph, and pull up hard on the e-brake. Again, going in reverse. The
braking force has to travel from the drum to the hub, and can help
brake the rust bond.
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