[T2] frozen brake drums

[Chris Dreike]

David,
How did you drive 100 miles with frozen brake drums?
However I do agree that a puller is likely your best bet.
I would think that the drums rusted and stuck to the shoes.

Jack,
You could also make a puller with a stout piece of steel and a fine thread
1/2" or 3/4" bolt.
It would have to be wide enough to catch 2 wheel mount bolts on one side
and 1 on the other side.
I could make a sketch and pmail to you. You would also need 3 long bolts
the same thread as the lug bolts.


Chris
64 DD Kamper Kit
71 Sunroof


On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 12:03 PM david raistrick <keen at icantclick.org>
wrote:

> Get a good puller - like the OTC 7394 or KD 2251.
>
> https://www.amazon.com/OTC-7394-Universal-Hub-Puller/dp/B0002SRH60
>
> remove the big nut on the rear, and the bearing adjuster nut on the front,
> and let the puller do the work.   it WILL pull the brake shoes right off
> the backing plates if it needs to.   (so you might damage the backing
> plates)).   you could drill out the heads of the retaining pins from under
> the bus first to avoid it.
>
> yes, this is from experience when I had a stuck drum and tried everything
> else first (including driving >100 miles with the nut slightly loose and
> pinned on).....and forgot to back off the shoes when I used the puller.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 11:03 PM Jack Dinan <jack at thedinans.net> 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?
> >
> >
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