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 way around the drum
That method has worked for me on all but one occasion, where I then used a quick
"puller configuration" of my own design. I took a scrap 12" length of steel
tube (1" square), placed it parallel to the face of the drum and centered across
the center nut on the hub axle, placed a 4" C-clamp at each end of the tube and
slowly, evenly tightened them concurrently so that I was pulling the edge of the
drum towards the steel tube. About 3 or 4 twists of the C-clamps and 'pop' -
the drum came free and I pulled it off by hand.
This may be a difficult description to understand - just visualize a
configuration similar to the way a large gear puller would work if applied.
Martin Libhart
1972 TR6
1970 Spitfire
Scott Decker wrote:
> 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' technique, and have been advised not to try and
> lever it off using the backplate and a BFS. Some people say to use a BFH,
> which I have...but just wondering before I ruin an expensive part. Thanks
> for your input! Feel free to respond to my e-mail directly if this has been
> kicked around on the list before.
>
> Later!
>
> Scott Decker
> 70 GT6+ KC79034L
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