Just watched lots of youtube videos on how to remove my rear drums, some without success and some damage. I havent touched em yet, but would prefer not to bang away or pull when its not going to come off anyway because It wasnt ready to because I neglected to align the flux capacitor or something. I think they have been off recently. Normally I would just go for it, but with Canadian Poncho friends a click away, I'd be foolish not to ask. Probably something most here learned in childhood but new to me. Tks in advance and stop laughing;)
I answered my own question when the one I wasnt looking at just came off in my hand. - I was going to edit this post to remove the question, but it'll give you good insight what this is like for a newb.
-- Edited by Turn2Stone on Thursday 18th of February 2010 08:23:42 AM
4SPEED427 said
Feb 18, 2010
Good work grasshoppa!
As you may have guessed, don't be shy with a hammer on the face of it around the studs. The only problem is you have to make very sure you don't hit a stud unless you want to replace them!
Canadian Poncho said
Feb 18, 2010
Consider yourself lucky you aren't working on a 50's Mopar! On my 59 Dodge you have to use a special puller to remove the rear drums and they can be a real biatch!
Turn2Stone said
Feb 18, 2010
yea, I already consider myself lucky as I was told that I might have drums that require opening the rear dif and I've already gotten into several things that I had no intention of touching. But am glad that I did so far.
66 Grande guy said
Mar 6, 2010
Sometimes, as in 66 Pontiacs that you buy from Gimli, Manitoba, you have to break them into tiny little pieces with a big hammer.
Just watched lots of youtube videos on how to remove my rear drums, some without success and some damage. I havent touched em yet, but would prefer not to bang away or pull when its not going to come off anyway because It wasnt ready to because I neglected to align the flux capacitor or something. I think they have been off recently. Normally I would just go for it, but with Canadian Poncho friends a click away, I'd be foolish not to ask. Probably something most here learned in childhood but new to me. Tks in advance and stop laughing;)
I answered my own question when the one I wasnt looking at just came off in my hand. - I was going to edit this post to remove the question, but it'll give you good insight what this is like for a newb.
-- Edited by Turn2Stone on Thursday 18th of February 2010 08:23:42 AM
Ya gotta do what ya gotta do to get on the road.