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Re: [Amc-list] rusted drums



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."
>
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> 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.
>
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