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Old 06-07-2020, 02:46 PM   #5
Nick_R_23
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Re: 1949 Chevy 3100 is coming home!

Thank you!

I spent last night getting the two passenger wheels unstuck so that the truck will roll. A torch and a 5lb hammer didn’t want to budge them, so I turned to the old school way I’ve found works really well for getting brakes unstuck - drill a few holes in the drum to access the adjuster, and a few to knock the sides of the shoes with a punch. Takes them right off!



Shoe adjuster can be seen here



Drum is off! It appears that the truck received a brake job not too long before it was parked.



Also snapped a picture of the interior.



And the gauge - 18,018 miles! I wonder if that’s original, or if the odometer has rolled over once?

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