mikeamondo
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Tried posting this once, but it disappeared... sorry for a duplicate if there is one...
Trying to get into the back brakes.... Can't get the drum off the hub. It turns freely, so the brakes are not dragging. I have not turned the adjuster in, as I don't know how.... While looking for tricks and tips, I saw a msg about tapping on the end of the studs.... so I tried that. Tapped very lightly.... one of the studs pushed back into the hub.... I could pull it back out to allow turning of the drum, but at that point I figured I ask here for some advice before continuing to bang on my 60 year old car! So....
1) Have I damaged the stud and created a new nightmare for myself?
2) How do I move the adjuster.... seems to be a square turner... what tool am I looking for? See the pic, next post...
3) How can I remove the drum from the hub? Do I just need to beat the living **** out of it? There are no set screws in the holes for them.
I'm going to follow this post up with 2 pics I've taken... 1 of the drum overview and 1 closeup of the adjuster thru the hole. It doesn't quite line up the hole, by the way...
Any help here appreciated! Thanks
Mike
Trying to get into the back brakes.... Can't get the drum off the hub. It turns freely, so the brakes are not dragging. I have not turned the adjuster in, as I don't know how.... While looking for tricks and tips, I saw a msg about tapping on the end of the studs.... so I tried that. Tapped very lightly.... one of the studs pushed back into the hub.... I could pull it back out to allow turning of the drum, but at that point I figured I ask here for some advice before continuing to bang on my 60 year old car! So....
1) Have I damaged the stud and created a new nightmare for myself?
2) How do I move the adjuster.... seems to be a square turner... what tool am I looking for? See the pic, next post...
3) How can I remove the drum from the hub? Do I just need to beat the living **** out of it? There are no set screws in the holes for them.
I'm going to follow this post up with 2 pics I've taken... 1 of the drum overview and 1 closeup of the adjuster thru the hole. It doesn't quite line up the hole, by the way...
Any help here appreciated! Thanks
Mike