Re: 83 Eagle rear brake drums

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

Wayne,

Look to see if there are three screws holding the drum on to the axle 
flange. I don't know how long AMC did this but it was done in the 60's. 
Also, there may be a clip over one or more wheel studs that you need to 
remove. The clips are usually tossed during the first brake job but you 
never know. Also, this topic came up in the past few months and there were 
several ways people came up with to free a stuck drum. You may want to 
search the archives at http://www.amxfiles.com for ways to remove them.

Matt

At 03:41 PM 3/6/2005 -0500, you wrote:
> Just got the new 83 Eagle home and noticed the rear brakes are real
> touchy.  Went to inspect the rear brakes and the drums don't want to come
> off.  Surprise.  The Chiltons (never liked them) says to remove the axle
> nut but the next pic shows the drum removed and the axle nut still on.  I
> don't think the nut has to come off and it looks like the drum should
> slide over everything, just needs a little more heat to persuade it.  Who
> has a definitive answer?
>
> Thanks
>
> Wayne
> superglider@xxxxxxxx, Lake George, NY
> http://209.105.133.60/~superglider/index.htm
> 88 Jeep J10, 85 Wagoneer
> 66 Ambo 990 wagon, 69 Ambo DPL
>
> 83 Eagle wagon Limited

mhaas@xxxxxxx
Cincinnati, OH
http://www.mattsoldcars.com
1966 Rambler Rebel
1967 Rambler American wagon
1968 Rambler American sedan
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