I'm having a hell of a time getting the rear drums off of my 1992 f150. I've pounded on them and retracted the shoes with the adjusting screw. They just wont budge. Any help is appreciated.

 

PB and a bigger hammer is Ill I can say. 3lb is as big as I'd go though.

 

Yeah you're going to have to "persuade" it to come off. Mostly with some brute force.

 

I've had some luck with a hammer and a short 2 x 4 ( to keep from damaging the drum). Work your way around it until it starts to give a little. Probably it's rusted to something.

hj

 

If you are planning to replace the drums, then go for the BFH and let it have it. Otherwise use the ideas mentioned above. With my luck and the previous owners knowledge of how things are supposed to go I never get lucky enough to just need one part, I always plan to repalce every component of what I'm working on.

 

+1 on the BFH. I've swung away with a 22 oz. framing hammer with no luck. A couple taps with a 4 lb engineer's hammer, and they popped right off.

Jason

 

Its stuck at the axle due to rust, smack it right between the studs with a good size mallet.

 

do you have a torch? heat up around where the drum is cut out to fit around the axel. then give it a few taps that should do the trick

 

You could always pick up or rent the right tool for the job...

 

Thanks fellas. I'll give it another shot with these methods.

 

^Definitely the wrong method.

 

Yet lift blocks on a front axle are just fine?

 

Sharp, low-mileage, Texas truck.

 

 

I aint going to sit and argue with all of you, ya know? There's nothing wrong with front lift blocks on a straight axle if you know what you are doing, and you do it right.