<VV> [Fwd: brake drum removal]

[tkalp at cox.net]

These two methods sacrifice the drum, but not sure it is salvageble anyway.

If it wasn't a '64 drum with all the fins you could just beat around the outside with a big hammer, backed up with a bigger hammer on the other side.  the most direct route would be to use a torch to cut the flat face of the drum away from the ring portion, giving direct access to the shoes.  

Heating the drum red hot in the areas it contacts the shoes might cause them to pop loose, but not sure if I would use the drum after that.

Terry Kalp

---- Bob Gilbert <traceya at montrose.net> wrote: 
> 
> 
> Howdy Folks,
> I have a '64 rear brake drum I can not remove. Help! This car set 
> outside for decades and the drum, backing plate, and shoes are badly 
> rusted. The wheel cylinder is un bolted, parking brake cable cut off at 
> the backing plate, and the shoe hold down spring pins are cut loose. The 
> drum is loose but the shoes are rusted to the drum and the drum only 
> comes off as far as the shoes hitting the axle flange will let it, the 
> whole assembly has been sprayed with PB Blaster and let soak. Any ideas 
> on how to proceed?
> Thanks,
> Bob
> 
> 
> 
> 
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