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Old 06-14-2014, 06:09 PM   #1
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rear brake drum stuck

Well it moves a little...lol. tapped with hammer and lubed. The e brake cable broke but I can pull and push cable with no help. Any suggestions?
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Old 06-14-2014, 06:13 PM   #2
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Re: rear brake drum stuck

bigger hammer and also you can try to get a screwdriver into the hole on the back to move the adjuster lever and adjuster
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Old 06-15-2014, 09:42 AM   #3
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Re: rear brake drum stuck

Our high school shop teacher said to just get a bigger hammer. It will either come off or break. I seem to remember carefully grinding the heads off the pins once to remove some drum brakes.
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Old 06-15-2014, 01:25 PM   #4
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Re: rear brake drum stuck

Like old Rusty said...screwdriver through the backing plate slot, and back off with the adjuster.
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Old 06-15-2014, 04:51 PM   #5
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Re: rear brake drum stuck

Try the backing plate if you can, but even if you smash it off with a sledge you aren't very likely to break anything that costs more than a few dollars.
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Old 06-15-2014, 04:58 PM   #6
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Re: rear brake drum stuck

if its really stuck good, big hammer and a sharp chisel and crack it, drums are cheap.
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Old 06-15-2014, 07:49 PM   #7
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Re: rear brake drum stuck

Back off the adjuster and spray some Kroil,PB blaster, etc at center of drum where it slides over axle.

It is more than likely hanging on the shoes. The shoes wear a groove in the drum over time and you have to back way off on the adjuster for the drum to clear the shoes.
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Old 06-16-2014, 08:35 AM   #8
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Re: rear brake drum stuck

back it off and 5 lbs sledge,hitting it up, down,left, right
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