Re: [FWDLK] Wheel Puller

["Dan Davids" <ddavids@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I haven't ever had too much trouble breaking drums free from
the hub and/or studs. My biggest hurdle has been with brake
shoes that are rusted and holding onto the drum tenaciously.
In this case, a puller isn't really the right solution to the problem.
What's worked for me has been to tap around the circumference
of the drum numerous times while exerting some force to pull
the drum off. On occasion, his has taken upwards of an hour,
and sometimes it's one of those 2 steps forward, 1 step back
deals -- but it's always worked.

If I'm going to park a car for a long while (inside or out), I try
NOT to set the parking brake any more, thinking that this aggravates
the problem -- if the car uses the rear brakes for this, that is.

 - Dan Davids
Seattle, land of rusty brakes

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From: Marko Lonngren <marko.lonngren@xxxxxxxx>
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Wheel Puller
Date: Sunday, August 30, 1998 11:59 AM

In Article <l03010d00b20e6c74db3d@[205.219.233.28]>
<tsow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> work on your '57 and '58. Even with the puller, my drums were extremel
> difficult to press off. I had to use a two foot breaker bar witha six
> pipe to get enough leverage to remove them.

Is it less desirable or harmful to give off little heat by using torch
when try to remove drums with the puller? I don't know the obvious thing?
I have seen some mechanic used to do a job by this way.
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