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1. A simple (!) question (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 18:44:22 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"; Esteemed fellow listers: Short of a small charge of explosives, can anyone offer a quick tip on removing a believed-to-be-frozen brake drum? Already tried the old 'yank on it til your back gives out'; /html/triumphs/1998-07/msg00442.html (7,208 bytes)
2. RE: A simple (!) question (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 16:05:27 -0700charset="iso-8859-1"; When mine were stuck, I used a BFH with a lead head. This way it's softer than the drum and shouldn't break it. Took awhile, but off they came. Try spraying around the edges with WD40 or something s; /html/triumphs/1998-07/msg00443.html (8,452 bytes)
3. Re: A simple (!) question (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 18:12:54 -0500; Scott, I just went through this. First, did you remove the two screws on the face of the drum? If so, I used three BFS (big screw drivers). The first to pry between the drum and the rear cover. I the; /html/triumphs/1998-07/msg00444.html (8,810 bytes)
4. Re: A simple (!) question (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 19:04:39 -0400; Scott, just a couple of quick ideas... Try to tap (not pound) the wheel cylinder back and forth in it's slot in the backplate. This may free the cylinder to allow the shoes to retract. Second try to; /html/triumphs/1998-07/msg00445.html (8,269 bytes)
5. Re: A simple (!) question (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 18:56:52 -0500; Having been there, done that... 1. Back off the brake adjuster all of the way on the backplate 2. Be sure the 2 small screws have been removed :-))) 3. Tap fairly hard with a rubber mallet all of the; /html/triumphs/1998-07/msg00446.html (8,730 bytes)
6. Re: A simple (!) question (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 00:50:12 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"; We can assume that you removed the screws from the drum, and you are fighting the effects of Mother Nature's best seizing compound, rust. Spray around the axle flange and studs with a good quality ru; /html/triumphs/1998-07/msg00462.html (8,399 bytes)
7. Re: A simple (!) question (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 09:16:39 -0500; At the risk of being a SA, had a similar problem. Cussed, sweated, threatened, paced, etc. then discovered the hub won't come off if the two retaining screws are still in. Duh! Felt real smart about; /html/triumphs/1998-07/msg00474.html (8,393 bytes)
8. Re: A simple (!) question (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 14:16:54 +1000 (EST); Try WD40 around the big hole in the centre, and make sure the handbrake cable is completely slack and the levers in their neutral position. Then, get a hammer and drift, and tap the edge of the drum; /html/triumphs/1998-07/msg00571.html (7,446 bytes)

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