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Re: Frozen Brake Drum Question

To: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Frozen Brake Drum Question
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 13:35:49 -0600
Find a new Autozone and get a BIGGER hammer.... K

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> From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> To: kturk@ala.net; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Frozen Brake Drum Question
> Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 1:32 PM
> 
> 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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