make a video, post it or send it to me. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 12:22 AM Subject: Re: [Amc-list] rusted drums > > If you were close to Seattle, I could show you the quick way of smacking those loose. Been doing it for almost 35 years of my 49 year life (Yep! I'm getting "old"!) > > > om: "Dave McCombs" > Subject: Re: [Amc-list] rusted drums > To: braindrain4u@xxxxxxxxx, "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." > > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Happened to me just recently on an old 280Z. First, get behind them and turn > the adjuster all the way in, to take tension off them that way. Then grind > off the heads of the shoe retaining pins, and pull everything out -- drum, > shoes, and all -- until you have enough room to work with to loosen springs > and ebrake cables. > > Or, if you have access, get a puller and a torch. Set the puller up with > some tension, use the torch to heat the drum (as evenly as you can), and > lightly tap the drum with a hammer to try and break it free. > > If you have no other choice, you can use a sledgehammer to beat it off, but > that can render the drum unusable. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. > http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1706 - Release Date: 10/3/08 6:17 PM > > _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list