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Re: brake drums

To: Bricklin@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: brake drums
From: <jblair1948@cox.net>
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 7:09:15 -0500
> Hi -
> This may be a stupid question, but here goes...
> I'm trying to pull the brake drums to replace my rear wheel cylinders.  I have
> the hub nut off and have the emergency brake lever down (brakes not engaged),
> but can't get the drums to pull off.  Is there a trick to it?  There are 3
> small hex headed bolts between the lug studs.  Do I have to loosen these? 
>.....

Smokey,

Scott said you don't have to pull the little bolts, but I
think you do.  They hold the drum on the hub when the car
was on the production line.

You shouldn't have had to pull the hub nut.  And putting it
back on is tough - it's supposed to be torqued to 165ft-lbs.

Good luck.

John.




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