[T2] frozen brake drums
Bob accessys at smart.netWed May 12 06:26:34 PDT 2021
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yes just cut the rubber brake lines to the wheels. you MUST replace those anyway for safety and that would remove the temptation to try driving it with bad brake lines Bob On Wed, 12 May 2021, Andy McKinley wrote: > Cut the brake lines to relieve the pressure. They have likely swollen shut and are > holding pressure. > Andy McKinley > airhedz at gmail.com > > Love your country, but never trust its government. > -- Robert A. Heinlein. > > > On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 8:37 PM Bob <accessys at smart.net> wrote: > > try towing van in neutral might break em free. > won't hurt to use some solvent since they will need to be replaced > anyway > whack drums a few times with large hammer to lossen em up. > > if it hasn't moved in 15 years everything will need to be replaced so > you > don't have to be too careful. the shoes are shot, brake pistons are > cheap > enough to replace them, brake lines will need to be changed for safety. > drums will at a minimum need to be turned, or replaced. > > good luck > > Bob > > > > On Tue, 11 May 2021, Jack Dinan wrote: > > > 1969 bus. > > It has sat for fifteen years. > > All four drums are stuck. > > Putting a lever bar between two lug nuts and attempting to rotate > didn’t work. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > type2 mailing list > > type2 at type2.com > > https://www.type2.com/lists/type2/listinfo > > > > > _______________________________________________ > type2 mailing list > type2 at type2.com > https://www.type2.com/lists/type2/listinfo > > >
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