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Post by dads442 on Jan 24, 2022 1:39:12 GMT -5
Passenger side rear brake drum came right off, Drivers side is stuck, brake line is removed from wheel cylinder, have tried the adjuster doesn't seem to tighten brakes up or loosen them up...have used plenty of penetrate, drum is loose not frozen to hub, drum moves just being held on by brake shoes, thought about unbolting the wheel cylinder and trying to collapse the brake shoes...any other suggestions short of the grinder...
Thanks
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Post by joepadavano on Jan 24, 2022 9:27:49 GMT -5
I've had some success in grinding the heads off of the brake shoe retaining pins on the backside of the backing plate. This can sometimes allow enough movement to get the drum off. You're sure the ebrake cable is loose, right?
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Post by dads442 on Jan 24, 2022 11:31:53 GMT -5
Hey thanks Joe for the response...
The rear end is actually out of the car, I was in the process of taking it to a shop to have it gone thru has been sitting for several years....I would assume the E brake cables would not have any tension on them as they are loose, I suppose that the cable itself could have rusted inside the sheath, have to look into that one, if loosening the wheel cylinder doesn't help and the cable is for sure loose then will try grinding the heads off the pins...
as always thanks for the response and suggestions..
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Post by joepadavano on Jan 24, 2022 13:37:16 GMT -5
You definitely want to back off the adjuster as much as possible in any case. If the shoes are stuck to the drum, you need the adjuster end to have enough slop to allow the shoes to slide off of it.
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Post by dads442 on Jan 31, 2022 16:57:20 GMT -5
Ok...spent a couple of hours yesterday on the stuck brake drum...unbolted the wheel cylinder and ground off the heads on the brake shoe pins...so far still stuck...I spent some more time trying to back off the adjuster and it just seems to spin and does not adjust either way...also checked the e brake cable...it will push all the way in so that the barrel on the end of the cable is up against the sheath...will pull out a good 6 to 7 inches...have tried it both ways...doesn't help...tried making a puller out of a couple of "C" clamps and a steel bar laying it across the axle flange at the center of the drum...thought it might brake the shoes loose made some noises and seemed to move maybe a quarter of an inch...may go to parts store or HOBO depot and see if I can get a big puller that will grip better if that don't work then I guess it is get out the grinder and cut the drum...hate to do that last resort...gonna do disk brake conversion both ends anyway but hate to ruin a drum someone else might be able to use....
Anybody got any other tricks....
thanks again
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Post by joepadavano on Feb 1, 2022 8:42:03 GMT -5
Are you sure it's the shoes and not the center pilot to the axle shaft that's sticking? On my 62 I finally had to break down and buy the OTC brake drum puller.  |
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Post by BR[] on Feb 1, 2022 10:15:23 GMT -5
Have you tried heating the areas where the shoes have bonded to the drum?
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Post by dads442 on Feb 1, 2022 12:38:56 GMT -5
Joe..... I have looked at the same puller...may end up purchasing one in the end as my other 65 442 Vert. is all drum brakes and is stock and plan on keeping it that way so even if the current project gets all disk brakes there is justification for the purchase...at least that is what I tell myself and the boss...
Bro...I have not tried heat yet...will try that...it is kinda weird as when you pull on the drum you can feel the brakes shoes sorta rotate and wedge against the drum so I don't know if they are bonded to the drum or not...have tried various sizes of screw drivers and such to dislodge the ends of the shoes from the wheel cylinder...you would think that since the cylinder is unbolted it would release that end of the brake shoes enough to be able to remove the drum...apparently not, bought ready to get out the BFH and give it a wack or two
thanks
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