<VV> Brakes - Since us Non-lex goes need something to talk about

[Ron F Hinz]

I've been doing drum brakes for fifty years and all I do is grab it with
both hands and pull it off.  Maybe the stars were wrong for you.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Hammelef" <davhammcar@yahoo.com>
To: "vv" <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 6:52 PM
Subject: <VV> Brakes - Since us Non-lex goes need something to talk about


> I have always hated drum brakes. Ever since I was a
> kid, every time I had to do a brake job I would
> struggle to get the drums off. Well my 64 vert was
> pulling to the left and locking up under moderate to
> heavy breaking so I decided I needed to take a look.
> Jacked up the front tonight, got everything going
> fine. I really like the access hole being in the drum
> - backed off the shoes(of coarse on after tightening
> DUH), Sprayed with PB blast. And nothing. Both front
> drums wont budge. Sprayed more PB blast, and hope for
> the same thing that happened the last time I did drum
> brakes (about 5 yrs ago). After leaving the job for
> the night about 45 min. later I hear a load pop in the
> garage, go to look and the drum just popped off. Can I
> get that lucky tonight???
>
> So any tricks to getting drums off????
>
> Dave Hammelef
> '64 Vert
> front 1/2 in Group Red
> (point toward the setting sun, in Novi, MI)
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