Re: IML: Rear Brake Drums on a 61 Crown

["Rob Kidd" <rlkidd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I had done my 61 a couple of weeks ago, 

      1- have the axle nut on the axle to help from damaging the axle threads with the puller & keeps the drum from flying off later.

     2- my car was close to the floor- so I had an extra breaker bar to slip between the wheel studs to block the drum from turning.

      3- Heat- you need to heat the tapered part in the drum that meets the axle, but not the axle shaft itself. Just direct the heat   around and towards the inside center of the drum tapered area where the nut holds the drum on. I tried without heat & done nothing.

I also pulled the axles while that far with new brakes -cylinders and all- and installed new inner axle seals. More work, but it is all done right.     Rob Kidd  61 2-dr /   65 Convertible

 

 

     

----- Original Message -----

From: JosephStil@xxxxxxx

To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 8:52 PM

Subject: IML: Rear Brake Drums on a 61 Crown

Evenin' all:

 

I was hoping to get some advice on removing the rear brake drums on my car.

 

I have read the service manual and I have looked at the write-ups on the site, but still I am having zero luck.

 

I have tried the drum puller like the one described on the site but nothing comes loose.  In fact, now the whole axle turns when I bear down on the bolt on the drum puller after pounding on the da&n thing.

 

I have backed off the adjusting cams and used as much penetrating oil as I have on hand and the dern thing doesn't budge.

 

What am I doing wrong?

 

Any advice?

 

Joe

61 Crown Southampton