[T2] frozen brake drums

[david raistrick]

drum stuck to spindle not shoes :)



On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 3:40 PM Chris Dreike <cdreike at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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