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" ============================================================= Posted by wixList Archiver -- http://www.amxfiles.com/wixlist