<VV> removing brake drums rusted to shoes

[J R Read]

A couple of other tips which may be helpful along with those already 
mentioned.

Be sure to clean away as much rust as possible all around the centering hole 
with a wire brush or wire wheel on a drill.

Also, there are a couple of circular holes (besides those for the studs) on 
the face of the drum.  A screw driver can be pounded in those to help get a 
bit of leverage.  This will likely stretch the holes outward a bit, but they 
can be pounded back flat once the drum loosens.  Don't be afraid to use 
plenty of your favorite rust buster.  The shoes are junk anyway.

Later, JR


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To: "Rick Norris" <ricknorris at suddenlink.net>; 
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Subject: Re: <VV> removing brake drums rusted to shoes


> It is much quicker and will save the drums from damage if you cut the 
> heads off of the anchor pins ( a large pair of cutting pliers works well ) 
> and then pry the the drum upward from the bottom until the springs pop 
> off.
> Ray Smith
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> From: "Rick Norris" <ricknorris at suddenlink.net>
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> Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:03:00
> To: Gary Swiatowy<gswiatowy at rochester.rr.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Subject: Re: <VV> removing brake drums rusted to shoes
>
> I have done the same on a 65 car with all wheels frozen, Big hammer...ummm
> good! Beat! Beat! I was beat afterward and it was a hot muggy evening. 
> Cold
> beer never tasted so good!
>
> Rick Norris
> #36 Sunoco Corvair
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>
>>I had what I considered the mother of all frozen brake drums.
>> Used a 4wd vehicle to drag the car out of the low lying garage with dirt
>> floor it was in.
>> All 4 wheels frozen.
>> Dragged it down their concrete driveway, still all frozen.
>> One wheel at  time I beat on them relentlessly with a sledge hammer until
>> they turned, or broke.
>>
>> Lets face it, if they are frozen bad enough, they will be junk when you
>> get
>> them off anyways.
>> Most people have spares, and the shoes and hardware are already shot.
>> As it turned out.
>> The owner of this car, when faced with an estimate on what it would cost
>> him
>> to make it roadable again, decided to sell it to me for parts.
>> And it really was no more than a parts car.
>>
>> Gary Swiatowy
>>
>> From: "Clark Hartzel" <chartzel at comcast.net>
>> Subject: <VV> removing brake drums rusted to shoes
>>
>> Andy K:  cutting the heads off the little nails is only part of the
>> problem.
>> The shoes are still retained by the pullback springs.
>> What worked for me once was dragging the car out of the dirt floor garage
>> it
>> was in with a tow strap and when the wheels hit pavement and got traction
>> they both broke loose.  I say both wheels as the fronts won't be seized,
>> only the rears if the e-brake was left on.  I don't know where your car 
>> is
>> located but try dragging it around on pavement before taking more severe
>> measures.
>> Clark Hartzel
>>
>