Jay,
There is a special tool available that grips the drum from behind and
pulls it off by means of a large screw.
part number 15GA3209X JC Whitney $39.99
Works without damaging the drum in any way
Pete
66 Alpine
On Wed, 29 Sep 1999 08:12:40 -0700 "Jay Laifman"
<Jay_Laifman(at)countrywide.com> writes:
>
>
>
>Is there a trick to removing the brake drums from the rear? In the
>past,
>I've used a wood block and a lead hammer to slowly rock it off. But,
>sometimes nothing short of a strong wack from the hammer directly on
>the
>back of the drum has worked. Unfortunately, one of those times cause
>a
>small chunk to break off of the lip of the drum. I am going to remove
>the
>drums from the old S3 rear end to save, and just wanted to check to
>see if
>there is something someone knows about to do it more gently.
>
>Jay
>
>
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