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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Renton, WA
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need some serious brake help please read
ive got the damned wheel off but now i cant get the rear drum to come off. is supposed to just slide off or is there something im missing? and why do the rear drums have a spring the goes around the out side of it? any help is appreciated.
thanx devin
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Location: Salinas, CA
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adjust the adjusters down and it should slide right off
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Location: Gulfport, MS USA
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I had same problem and tapped on it for what seemed like days to get it off.
All my drums still have the factory castings in them, so I can't adjust them down without the hole. Question, is it OK to punch them out while they are still on the truck. I've done two so far (off the truck) and considering 32 years of road work, they just didn't pop out like I though they wood. I'm sorta afraid to beat on it like that with it still on the axle. Thanks
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Olathe, Kansas
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2 common things hold the drums on: Rusted hub, pop the outer most edge of the drum with a semi large hammer. One good pop on the outside edge will cause a ripple effect which causes the center to pop outward.
Next thing would be the shoes have worn a ridge on the edge of the drum. As mentioned before you will need to back the adjuster off to slide the drum off. If it doesnt move at all.. Pop it. If it moves out aboue 1/4 inch, back the adjusters off. The Spring is there to help reduce drum vibrations/noise. |
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Renton, WA
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thanx for the help guys. the drum was rusted onto the hub and i had to chisel it off. thanks for the ideas. problem solved.
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FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE DRUM BRAKE CLUB 69 c-10. turquoise. 350 motor with 400 trans. long fleet. headers and dual flowmaster exhaust. K & N air cleaner, aluminum wheels and radials, stereo system and a bed liner. Manual drums and manual steering. Kickin it in Seattle, WA p.s. i love my longbed. must be a phallic thing. |
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
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Another method (if the drum face inside is rusted to the hub face) is to smack the center hub with a hammer.
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Join Date: Jun 2002
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I was told the spring keeps vibration down, but don't know if I believe it.
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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I didn't really believe the board member who told me that, but with the springs missing off the GMC, I can hear the drums ringning as I go down the freeway. But it's ok becouse it distracts me from all the other annoying noises that i wish would just go away. ![]() |
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Olathe, Kansas
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LOL ^ Every truck has its own personality, good and bad eh?
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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lol, mine has many bad habits. About the only thing i can say that is good about her, she rarely lets me down. (better knock on woodgrain after that comment)
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Now the others dig........
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![]() ![]() ![]() I always wondered what those springs were for. Hmm....my parts truck doesn't have them, but my project does. I wonder how much of a difference they make.....
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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The voices in my head...LOL! And no, they can't spell any better!
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