How do I....Brakes

[Tom Bredehoft]

Ike has three wheels that don't turn. What's the best way to remove frozen brake drums. I suspect I remove the wheels, back off the adjusters and beat on the drums with a dead blow hammer.

I know, rear wheels need a puller. So do I.

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Tom Bredehoft
'53 Commander Coupe
'60 Lark VI
'05 Legacy Ltd Wagon
All Indiana built OD cars

[sbca96]

That's pretty much it. Don't pry on anything, those hubs bend easy.

Tom

'63 Avanti, zinc plated drilled & slotted 03 Mustang Cobra 13" front disc/98 GT rear brakes, 03 Cobra 17" wheels, GM alt, 97 Z28 leather seats, soon: TKO 5-spd, Ported heads w/SST full flow valves, 'R3' 276 cam, Edelbrock AFB Carb, GM HEI distributor, 8.8mm plug wires

[Roscomacaw]

Yeah - back off the adjusters all the way. But temper your efforts with the hammer. Cast iron won't tolerate too much persuasion without tweaking. Then you're in for some real expense.[xx(]

Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle


1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe

[JDP]

Hint: remove the bolts from the wheel cylinders, then they'll flop around enough to release the shoes.

JDP/Maryland
64 R2 GT spent to date
$62,439.30
63 R2 SuperHawk
spent to date $54718.75
63 Lark 2 door
54 Starlight
52 Starliner
51 Commander
39 Coupe express
39 Coupe express (rod)

[Tom Bredehoft]

Thanks, John, I would never have thought of that. Now it sounds easy. Well.....

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Tom Bredehoft
'53 Commander Coupe
'55 President State Sedan Project
'60 Lark VI (Now on the market)
'05 Legacy Ltd Wagon
All Indiana built cars

[mbstude]

Tom, go ahead and purchase a 4th Stude to complete your picture compilation.

Matthew Burnette
'59 Scotsman
'63 Daytona
Hazlehurst, GA