http://imperialclub.com/Yr/1941/1941fsm/html/01-005.htm Check www.imperialclub.com --> LITERATURE --> REPAIR LITERATURE --> 1941-1948 Service Manual. That stuff's printable. Keep going Mark. You'll get it! -Kenyon --- Mark Battesby <a1web@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ok guys well still the drums will not come off. Ive > broken my second puller. The reason I was trying to > pull all four drums off were because all four wheels > were frozen and would not rotate. I put the car up > on blocks. A friend of mine was able to get the > front drums off without trouble. He then took the > hub apart pulled the bearing etc. He has since moved > away do to a job he took . I figured once I get the > rear drums off I would see exactly how to put the > front wheels back together. well the rear drums arnt > coming off but at least now the wheels turn. I > thought would just put all the tires back on and > drive it maybe that would loosen the rear drums. I > put the bearings in the front back in the way I > assumed they would go but one wont spin. Also there > are some parts that I am not familar with . Like > these washers that are two pressed together with a > emery cloth type material inside. I looked and > looked on the chrysler website for a diagram of a > wheel bearing assembly but > there is nothing no pictures of how it should look > and how to put them in or nothing. I found > everything else I could ever want to know but > nothing on wheel bearings with a diagram. Does > anyone have a picture or diagram that I can follow > so that I put these back together right. Also there > are two ring clips on both wheels where do they go . > they look important I dont see anything like that > on the rear ? any information I would be gratefull > > staffel@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: Mark- Dick's advise is > absolutely correct. I've had two experiences > simnialr to your is the past decade, one on a > friend's 49 Plymouth- took us three weekends of > heating , Rust buster, and hub pulling till one > moment- surprise- the drum popped! Persistence & > mystery. > > the other was with Clark Thomas on a 62 LeBaron we > were preparing for transfer of caretaker. We > discovered that the drum would 'stick' in one palce > on rotation, and we worked after many days on the > spot it was 'free'- after reducing the shoe pressure > against the drum to bare minimum. What we found when > the drum finally popped- was the linings had > detached from the shoes. Maybe your linings are > riveted and not bonded- but just wanted to mention > that if the rivets popped- the 'loose brake lining' > could be contributing to your problem. I had that > happen on an old Chevy when I was a college kid-the > linings were ruined by brake fluid- which 'cracked > the lining'- and the linings came 'off their > rivets'. . > > Calif sounds great, but being on the east coast--- > Best wishes for a happy holiday- and success! > Sherman > > -- > Sherman D. Taffel > Taffel Engineering/Taffel Vintage Motors > 6001 Jamina Downs > Columbia, Maryland 21045 > 410-302-3930 > > Kenyon Wills __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm