Keith, I've soaked those things with WD-40 and
beat them with the mother of all hammers so many
times that I'm afraid I'll break the drums. I
don't want to do that, cause I hope I can re-use
them. 1954 Dodge drums are hard to find - not
carried by Auto Zone.
Dick J
--- Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net> wrote:
> Universal TOOL.... HIT IT WITH A HAMMER....
> call that first one the baby
> hammer... then get out Grandpa.... you know the
> 2lb sledge... that don't
> work... well break out Grandma.... the 12lb
> sledge ... those brakes will
> back off...
>
> K
>
> ----------
> > From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Frozen Brake Drum Question
> > Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 1:23 PM
> >
> > Here's a really basic question. I've got an
> old
> > Dodge out back and want to move it. I find
> that
> > the brake shoes are frozen to the drums. Is
> the
> > best solution to heat the drums with torch
> until
> > they come loose, or is there another trick
> that I
> > haven't heard of? I've already backed off
> all
> > the adjusters, etc.
> >
> >
> >
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> > * Dick J *
> > * (In East Texas) *
> > * # 729 *
> > * C/GRS E/STR *
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> >
> >
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