Re: [FWDLK] drum puller info?

["Dr. Ed Vitz" <vitz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all--
   I've just been lurking 'till now but this is a question I can help with (most of you know much more than I).
   I met Les Fairbanks at a DeSoto Club meeting, and he sells a custom made drum puller. 616.463.5260, lessue@xxxxxxxxxxx, 4965 Park Dr., Watervliet, MI 49098.  I didn't buy one (they were about $100?), because I still use the big hammer and acetylene torch method.  Some of the hubs on late 50's cars are rusted on too well for even a real big hammer, and the drum puller is a good idea.  If you just want to work on brakes, you can usually remove the drum from the hub with a hammer, pounding on one side while pulling one the other.  Too little a whack, and you get nowhere; too big a whack and you can crack the drum.  Let me know how you make out.

   I live in Kutztown, PA, and have a '59 Firesweep 4 dr, '52 Plymouth convertible, '68 Fury convertible, and '57 retractable, all drivers in varying stages of restoration.  Dave, your intrepid listmanager, put the "Dr." in front of my name--I'm not a "real" doctor, just the chemist kind.  Quit a good job at my dad's garage and went to grad school, but still remember which end of the hammer to pick up.

Ed Vitz

----- Original Message -----
From: Bryan Scott <scott1990@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 12:16 pm
Subject: [FWDLK] drum puller info?

> Hi all!
>
> I have a 58 DeSoto and I need to get a drum puller to access the rear
> brakes.  I understand the puller for Mopars is different than the
> GM puller
> (surprise, surprise).  My question is:  Does anyone have a part
> number,manufacturer, or source so I can find the right tool the
> first time (I hate
> trial and error)?  Do you know the approximate cost?
>
> Happy holidays to all!
>
> Bryan Scott
> Charlton, MA
>
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