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Old 18 Dec 2008, 03:38 am
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Default Re: Brake Drum Removal

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Originally Posted by CREWZIN View Post

If the shoes were that tight to hold the drum on, you wouldn't have been able to move the car. I also think that if you rotate the drum by hitting it with a hammer it should break loose and you should be able to slowly bring the drum off. I've done it and seen it done hundreds of times.
It's also possible that his drum is loose from the studs, but he can not pull it off because the shoes have a groove worn into drum. I've had to use a torch to cut drums off of older vehicles that could not be adjusted down to allow the drums to slide off.



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