{FORGED?} Re: Rusted Rear Brake Drum

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On January 2, 2005 Todd Tomason wrote:

> The rear brake drum seems to be rusted solid on my son's 78 Matador.  Any tips
> for breaking this loose?  I seem to remember this being discussed before, but
> I couldn't find anything when I tried to search for it.
> 
> So far I have backed off the brake shoes, and the drum seems to rotate freely.
> However, when I try to pull it off of the hub there is no movement at all.  I
> verified that the three small screws have already been removed.  I sprayed it
> with some PB Blaster and am letting it soak overnight.  I was going to check
> at the local parts stores to see if I could borrow/rent a drum puller.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> Todd
> 
> 
> .


Take a hammer to it. It is probably rusted to the hub and just needs a couple of jolt's to free it up. I used to have this problem on the 57-64 Chebby rears.
"Doc"


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