Dfr360cuda
Diagnosis... Plum Crazy.
Looks like a brass hammer.
Softer than steel.
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Softer than steel.
:burnout:
so I picked up an A body 8 3/4 rear end the other day and it has 10 inch drums on it (I think)
they are the bell type drums
i backed off the adjusters to loosen the shoes up and when i put a screwdriver between the backing plate and the drum i can wiggle it but they refuse to come off
it almost seems like the drum is still attached at the very center of the axle
there is a cap in there (hard to explain, ill try to post pics tonight)
is there any chance this is threaded?
of do i just need a bigger hammer?
Do yourself a favor and replace the pads, get the drums turned and replaced the hardware (springs,nails and the such) I did mine (rear) for the first time a few months ago and I had no idea what I was doing. Mine were as stubborn as yours and looked just as cruddy. They turned out ok. I'm working on the fronts now.
Coat the contact area of the axle flange with anti seize. Never a stuck drum again.
I know I'm a little late chiming in on this problem but I just saw the post. A long time ago I was fighting this same situation, I was beating and beating on the drums and they wouldn't budge. An old man told me to put the wheels back on the car but leave the lug nuts a little loose then drive around the block a few times making sure to make left and right turns a few times. I did what he said and both drums came loose. By leaving the lug nuts a little loose the wheel acts like a big lever pulling and pushing on the drums every time you make a turn. This rocking action breaks them loose because you have the whole weight of the car pushing/twisting the wheels against the drums. Spaying them with lube would only help of course but the beauty of the old man's suggestion is that you don't have to beat on them with a hammer and possibly break a drum.
My 2 cents!!
treblig
planning on replacing it all, pads, lines and cylinders
you did catch the part where this rear end is not installed in the car right?
yep!Looks like a brass hammer.
Softer than steel.
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It really didn't matter because he had already solved the problem so i posted my experience for others who might have the same issues in the future....that's why I said, "I was late to the party".
Treblig
i always apply a thin layer of grease to the back of my wheels (specially alloys) when installing
only makes sense the same goes here
Grease on the back of the wheel? Never heard of anyone doing that. What does that do?
Obviously the spiders living in there were holding them on upside down.....
keeps the wheel from "fusing" to the flange, (disc or drum, doesn't matter)
just makes it sooooo much easier to remove the wheels later on down the road
yeah, they must have migrated out of the center chunk
I guess the spider gear was too small for them
That's interesting. I've never had a problem removing wheels. I usually just dab a little anti-seize around the hub register on the axle, but never between the drum and the wheels. I would think it'd take some serious corrosion to fuse a drum/disc to a wheel.