97 Cavalier brake drums

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Mar 7, 2012 | 10:45 PM

bigrigfixer

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97 Cavalier brake drums

Anyone got some input on how to remove the rear axle brake drums on a 97 Cavalier? I did the front pads and discs for my neighbour on Sunday, but because the Cavaliers had 2 different sizes of rear brakes I had to scope it out before ordering parts.

There is no access hole to back off a star wheel.

I imagine I could just give it the hammer treatment, but if someone has any useful input,that would be greatly appreciated.

Mar 8, 2012 | 12:20 AM

Ford_Six

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IIRC, some GMs had an adjuster access on the face of the drum, if it has aftermarket drums already they might not be equipped with that.

Mar 8, 2012 | 07:48 PM

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You got my vote for the BFH approach.

Mar 10, 2012 | 12:50 AM

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Thanks guys. When my neighbour gets back I'll let you know how it goes.

Mar 26, 2012 | 11:49 PM

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Turns out it needed a hammer and some penetrating oil. Other than that, pretty straight forward.

Mar 27, 2012 | 09:00 AM

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GM does that sometimes, my '71 C-10 had 3/4 ton rear brakes, yet there was no such option listed on the build sheet. Usually its the independents like International who substituted different vendors that can give you fits ordering parts.

Mar 27, 2012 | 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by jimandmandy

Oh I ran into that at work last year. Working on a Ford LCF doing rear brakes, the Ford dealer did not stock the parts. Had to get them from an International dealer, yet they had to order the parts through the Ford warehouse with an International part number on a Sterling axle. Spent more time chasing down parts than it did to actually replace them.