1965 Rear Drums
1965 Rear Drums
Laughing Gas
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 957
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From: Winchendon MA
They "should" just pull off after the tire is pulled if it is a f100.
They never do. Take a small tooth brush sized wire brush and clean the ~2 inch dia area where the axle stick through the drum. Spray it with PB Blaster, break-a-way or what ever you have then with a BFH (big xxxx hammer hit the back side of the drums lip it should Pop off if not it's rusted good take it to a shop they'll have to heat the drum center and pound it off.
You might find you need to back off the adjuster if it moves but will not come all the way off.
If its a 250 or bigger it might have full float axle there different.
You have to pull the axle and then undo the hub bearings and pull the hub drum assembly as one. The drums pressed on the hub.
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They never do. Take a small tooth brush sized wire brush and clean the ~2 inch dia area where the axle stick through the drum. Spray it with PB Blaster, break-a-way or what ever you have then with a BFH (big xxxx hammer hit the back side of the drums lip it should Pop off if not it's rusted good take it to a shop they'll have to heat the drum center and pound it off.
You might find you need to back off the adjuster if it moves but will not come all the way off.
If its a 250 or bigger it might have full float axle there different.
You have to pull the axle and then undo the hub bearings and pull the hub drum assembly as one. The drums pressed on the hub.
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Postmaster
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 3,613
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From: Coal country
I'll add to the Dwarf's technique:
1. Use the hammer on the face of the drum as well, just not as hard. That can help break the rust "glue" holding the drum onto the axle.
2. Try heating the face plate where it joins the stud and the axle with a propane torch. Don't use any other torch, you'll warp the metal and ruin the drum.
3. It may take more than one cycle of heating, tapping and Liquid Wrench soaking to get them off.
1. Use the hammer on the face of the drum as well, just not as hard. That can help break the rust "glue" holding the drum onto the axle.
2. Try heating the face plate where it joins the stud and the axle with a propane torch. Don't use any other torch, you'll warp the metal and ruin the drum.
3. It may take more than one cycle of heating, tapping and Liquid Wrench soaking to get them off.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 957
Likes: 3
From: Winchendon MA
Great now clean up all the parts good with sand paper and ues a little Anit-Seize around the axle flange this will help for the next time. only a little you dont want any to fling off. After i put the drum on I'll dip my finger in to a tub of grease and wipe around the axle stub on the drum this will "seal" water out from both sides.
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