Re: Drum brakes

["Ollie" <satellite1965@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The spring on the drum is a vibration and heat dispenser

The drum is an individual  piece. The hub is pressed on with the lug bolts. 
You will need to press out the bolts and replace them all. The hub will come 
off after pressed and u will have 2 pieces.
You can put them in with a hammer and tighten them with the lug bolts when u 
put on the wheel.

The brake tools are nice, makes the job easier but no you can get by without 
any. But they are cheap at any parts store. You need at least an adjuster 
tool.

Maybe you brakes were to tight to start with and needed to be backed off a 
bit. ?? New wheel bearings.....they are either good or bad. Why replace?
Ollie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jacob Fox
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 1:07 PM
To: 1962 to 1965 Mopar
Subject: Drum brakes

(1964 dodge 880) I took my wheel off the other day to check out my brakes 
cause they've been making some noise. I've never done a car with front drums 
and was unaware I needed to pull bearings etc just to pull drum. (used to 
Chevys where u just hammer it off). Anyways, I looked at it and I have a few 
questions after doin some searches online for parts along with informational 
questions:

What is that spring that goes around the drum? I was thinking maybe 
vibration dampener?

> From looking online, seems the drum is separate from the studs and the 
bearing housing, but on the car it seems as all one piece. On Rock auto the 
drum doesn't include these, and one of my studs are stripped (left handed).

I was told the brakes were already done before I bought the car, but the 
sound in the front left wheel says otherwise. It only does it (squeal metal 
on metal sound) when I've been driving for a while and brakes are hot I 
guess. I was gonna go ahead and change them, and while I was there I was 
gonna change bearings too since I gotta pull them out. Any advice for all 
this? Manual talks about certain brake tools and stuff to remove do I really 
need them?

Thanks for putting up with this long and prolly redundant post! Lol



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