[T2] frozen brake drums

[Bob]

  ;{    BFH needed   *big f***ing hammer.

around and around the edges of drum, add solvent and patience.
I find CRC or blaster works better than WD40

stuck to all 4 drums, that seems unlikely

Bob


On Wed, 12 May 2021, david raistrick wrote:

> drum stuck to spindle not shoes :)
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> On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 3:40 PM Chris Dreike <cdreike at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> David,
>> How did you drive 100 miles with frozen brake drums?
>> However I do agree that a puller is likely your best bet.
>> I would think that the drums rusted and stuck to the shoes.
>>
>> Jack,
>> You could also make a puller with a stout piece of steel and a fine thread
>> 1/2" or 3/4" bolt.
>> It would have to be wide enough to catch 2 wheel mount bolts on one side
>> and 1 on the other side.
>> I could make a sketch and pmail to you. You would also need 3 long bolts
>> the same thread as the lug bolts.
>>
>>
>> Chris
>> 64 DD Kamper Kit
>> 71 Sunroof
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 12:03 PM david raistrick <keen at icantclick.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Get a good puller - like the OTC 7394 or KD 2251.
>>>
>>> https://www.amazon.com/OTC-7394-Universal-Hub-Puller/dp/B0002SRH60
>>>
>>> remove the big nut on the rear, and the bearing adjuster nut on the
>> front,
>>> and let the puller do the work.   it WILL pull the brake shoes right off
>>> the backing plates if it needs to.   (so you might damage the backing
>>> plates)).   you could drill out the heads of the retaining pins from
>> under
>>> the bus first to avoid it.
>>>
>>> yes, this is from experience when I had a stuck drum and tried everything
>>> else first (including driving >100 miles with the nut slightly loose and
>>> pinned on).....and forgot to back off the shoes when I used the puller.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 11:03 PM Jack Dinan <jack at thedinans.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 1969 bus.
>>>> It has sat for fifteen years.
>>>> All four drums are stuck.
>>>> Putting a lever bar between two lug nuts and attempting to rotate
>> didn’t
>>>> work.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>>
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