problems with a sticky brake drum

jgulick48 · 07-15-2006, 11:20 PM

does any one have a suggestion as to how to remove a rusted on brake drum from a 1993 chey cavalier we have tried hitting it with a dead blow and every thing we'er seriously consider in cutting it off an help is well apriciated

**devil lady** · 07-16-2006, 04:20 AM

Have you tried heating it with an oxy torch lightly round the wheel lugs and spigot? Then just tapping round it with a hammer should loosen it.

jgulick48 · 07-16-2006, 10:44 AM

we don't have an oxy torch but we did try to heat it with a propane tourch and that didhn't work

dai · 07-16-2006, 12:04 PM

spray some penertrating oil aroung the lugs and leave overnight
loosen the shoes
belt it futher on with a hammer then bang around the outside while trying to lever it off

jgulick48 · 07-16-2006, 05:25 PM

tried that too all it did is start to bend the outer wall of the drum meaning the part they lug studes go through and the brake lines are dissconnected and the brakes have no star wheel for adjustment

**Midnight Tech** · 07-16-2006, 06:02 PM

There's got to be an adjuster...there's no sign of an oval knockout plug either in the backing plate or the drum?

dai · 07-16-2006, 06:14 PM

or a quarter inch square lug near the bottom third of the backing plate

Volt-Schwibe · 07-16-2006, 10:24 PM

just a sec. let me diagram something.

EDIT: ok maybe not, my drafting tool is acting up...

anyhow, here is a pic of the tool you need....

you will reach in the slot like this, and then work the wheel for a few minutes,
and then the drum will slide right off.

the hole is in the backside of the backing plate, like this

if the drum was not in the way, you'd see this...

jgulick48 · 07-17-2006, 06:15 AM

there is only one problem these brakes don't have that star whell so here's no way to adjust them also there is no sign of any other thing that can be securing the drum besides the rust we think that the wrong size drum is on that car

07-15-2006, 11:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
jgulick48 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 46 OS: xp	problems with a sticky brake drum does any one have a suggestion as to how to remove a rusted on brake drum from a 1993 chey cavalier we have tried hitting it with a dead blow and every thing we'er seriously consider in cutting it off an help is well apriciated

07-16-2006, 04:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
devil lady Tech, Design Team Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tasmania, Australia Posts: 962 OS: XP SP2 My System	Have you tried heating it with an oxy torch lightly round the wheel lugs and spigot? Then just tapping round it with a hammer should loosen it. __________________ . HiJackThis Everest Home Edition Ad Aware Spybot S & D Ewido online scan Spyware Blaster

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dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,588 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	spray some penertrating oil aroung the lugs and leave overnight loosen the shoes belt it futher on with a hammer then bang around the outside while trying to lever it off __________________

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07-16-2006, 06:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,588 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	or a quarter inch square lug near the bottom third of the backing plate __________________

07-16-2006, 10:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
jgulick48 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 46 OS: xp	we don't have an oxy torch but we did try to heat it with a propane tourch and that didhn't work

07-16-2006, 05:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
jgulick48 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 46 OS: xp	tried that too all it did is start to bend the outer wall of the drum meaning the part they lug studes go through and the brake lines are dissconnected and the brakes have no star wheel for adjustment

07-16-2006, 10:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
Volt-Schwibe Asst. Manager, Automotive Forums; HJT Trainee Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Behind you, watching you as you type. Posts: 7,372 OS: Click "My System" to view details My System	just a sec. let me diagram something. EDIT: ok maybe not, my drafting tool is acting up... anyhow, here is a pic of the tool you need.... you will reach in the slot like this, and then work the wheel for a few minutes, and then the drum will slide right off. the hole is in the backside of the backing plate, like this if the drum was not in the way, you'd see this... __________________ <signature> TSF is funded by our Admin's pocket, care to help? Power Tip: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. New Members: Creating a single new thread in the correct section is the best way to assure your thread will receive a reply. </signature> Last edited by Volt-Schwibe; 07-16-2006 at 11:27 PM.

07-17-2006, 06:15 AM	#9 (permalink)
jgulick48 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 46 OS: xp	there is only one problem these brakes don't have that star whell so here's no way to adjust them also there is no sign of any other thing that can be securing the drum besides the rust we think that the wrong size drum is on that car Last edited by jgulick48; 07-17-2006 at 06:16 AM.