Rusted TIGHT rear drum removal?

[starmember]

get a old rim bolt it on an and then pull and bang it with a hammer works 4 me

[Dennis]

Try bolting the wheel and tire back on. Grab the tire and pull it on one side then the other. Apply some WD-40 to the splines and heat the drum with a propane torch. Be patient, it will come off.

One other thing. Make sure the the brake adjusters are backed off.

If all else fails you can cut it off with a cutting torch or an angle grinder and cutoff wheel.

Good luck.

[Doogie S]

Forgive my ignorance, pocketrocket, but if the axle pushes in, isn't that the same as the drum coming forward?

Given, if there is enough clearance behind it for the axle to be removed.

I forgot about the adjusters, but that a very valid point to remember.

I guess it comes down to how violent a mood you’re in...


Doug

[NO_H2O]

Brake adjusters backed off, penetrating oil on the spline, some heat(map gas torch) on the drum snout, wheel on so you can grab it, pull on the wheel and have someone hit the stub axle (with a nut started on it some you don't damage the threads). If you have a rivit gun or air hammer with a flat set/hammer in it it will brake up th rust quickly with the vibrating blows.