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Re: Stuck Spit brake drum screw!

To: "Chris DeStaffany" <sjmeds@rockisland.com>
Subject: Re: Stuck Spit brake drum screw!
From: "unicorn7" <unicorn7@mail.icnet.net>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1998 23:09:03 -0500charset="us-ascii"
Cc: "Triumphs" <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Use a manual impact tool.  It's driven by using a hammer, each blow from the
hammer turns the screwdriver tip.
Works good, lasts a long time.

Dave Korzun
'69 GT6 - hope to be up and running by this weekend.
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris DeStaffany <sjmeds@rockisland.com>
To: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, August 31, 1998 8:21 PM
Subject: Stuck Spit brake drum screw!


>
>I purchased a 1975 spit over the weekend after about 10 minutes of
>conversation with a friend.  It's kinda neat story and I'll probably bore
>you all with it soon.  However, to the problem at hand.  The rear brakes
are
>real "iffy" at best.  I went to look at the shoes and, while one of the
>screws hold the drum on backed right out, the other wond budge.  I gave it
a
>couple of blasts of PB Blaster and put a screwdriver with a wrench on it
and
>it bent the screwdriver.  Any ideas out there.  I'm wondering if I need to
>drill out the center and use an "easy out", never actually used one of
those
>things.  Try heat.  I don't know, give me an idea.  Thanks a lot.
>
>Chris DeStaffany
>1966 Herald in a zillian pieces
>1975 Spit on a jack with three tires
>


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