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drum brakes removal
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Re: drum brakes removal
Front or rear? Front is held on with the hub (unless someone has already ground the rivets holding them together off.)
Either on should have a hole in the bottom of the backing plate to use a screwdriver to back off the adjuster.
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Re: drum brakes removal
front...i just realized that I need to remove the hub nut in order to pull the front drums off. ........Thanks....Do the rear drums slide off after i losen the adjuster?
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Re: drum brakes removal
Yes, rears should come off, sometimes they need a little persuasion. On the fronts once you get them off grind off the rivets that hold them to the hub, it will make the job much easier next time.
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: drum brakes removal
I've never seen a 70 and older 1/2 ton with slots in the backing plates. They were always on the drum it's self. However, the replacements don't have the hole and you have to grind it out yourself.
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Re: drum brakes removal
Ya,, what longhorn said. I bought the cheaper drums that don't have adjuster holes in them. If a person drilled holes in them whould that not throw them out of ballance? Unless you drilled holes on 2 sides of the drum to balance it out? Maybe it's a sign that I should just convert to disks?
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: drum brakes removal
I never noticed a ballance issue when I did that to mine, and I know I had it to at least 105 MPH.
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