1968 2wd brake drums
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1968 2wd brake drums
I know I should be swaping the front drums for discs, but I just want to drive my truck. Anyway... I just replaced all of the hardware, shoes, wheel cylinders, master cylinder and picked up my new drums, (all four of them). I found out that the housing for the wheel bearings that also holds the lugs is pressed into the old drums. If I wanted to use the old housings, what in the world do I have to do to get them off the old drums???
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1968 2wd brake drums
You have to press out the wheel studs to remove the hub from the old drum; reverse the procedure to attach the hub to the new drum. This is also a good time to evaluate the wheel studs to determine if they need replacing; they're not terribly expensive. Be sure to bring one with you to the store if you decide to replace them to make sure you get the right size; those things all look alike once you get a few in your hand! It's possible to remove the studs with a heavy hammer but you are going to need new ones for sure if you use that method. The press is the best way to go.
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1968 2wd brake drums
Thanks for the info. I finally got around to knocking out the old studs today. Most of them looked ok, but I figured since new ones were about a buck each I replaced all of them. Thanks again!
