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My '67's front brakes are giving me fits. The rear drums practially fell off, the front drums act like they are welded on. I've been soaking them in PB Blaster for a week now, I've been rapping on them with a brass hammer and heating with a torch, they won't budge. Is there something obvious or not so obvious I'm missing? My wife's brother is extremely good with a cutting torch, I'm about to ask him to cut them off. Thanks!
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Well not sure about a 67....but my 73 had three countersunk screws thru the front of the drum into the hub. They were hard to see and rusted in. Once I removed them the drum popped right off as per normal.
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It's a 2wd. The drums 'look' pretty similar to the rears, but with the way these things are on, maybe you are right and they are one piece. When I whack them with a mallet, the whole thing moves, thats for sure.
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You have to pull the hub and drum as one unit. The drum is held in place by the studs. The only way to remove the drum by itself is to pound the studs out, then you have to replace them with new ones.
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It is all one piece. Remove the bearing cover. Remove the cotterpin. Remove the retaining nut. Then remove the whole drum/hub. 5 minute operation - max.
Don't forget to slap some new grease on those bearings as long as you have them out.
Don't forget to slap some new grease on those bearings as long as you have them out.
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That was it! Drums and hubs are off. So I have to destroy the studs to get the hub off? The drum is well worn beyond usefulness, so I got new drums. NAPA actually had them in stock. Should I just beat the studs until the hub falls away from the drum and then get new studs from NAPA? This is a heckuva learning experience, but I'm gonna know my truck in and out!
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How much did NAPA charge you. My 72 needed front drums and after figuring the cost it was cheaper to comvert to disc. Something to consider before you buy another set of drums. But if you want to keep drums the cheepest place I have seen them is in jc whitney.
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the studs should be pressed in and out. many people pull them in with nuts but that stresses the bolts and shaves some thread material and considering how cheap and easy it is to have it done it isn't worth the potential risk down the road. i am not saying it can't be done but it isn't the best way and if you couldn't figure out how to get the drum off maybe this should be handled properly. if a wheel were to come off because the hub was cracked or the studs were not seated or broke off it could be very bad. hawkrod
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There is a post somewhere about a guy who replaced his front drums and didn't know they were a press fit onto the studs. He simply put the drum on like most cars and trucks have them, put the wheel on, tightened the lug nuts and drove off. It wasn't too long before the studs broke and his front wheel went a different direction than the rest of the truck. That can REALLY ruin your day. When you reinstall the drums they must (a) be pressed onto the studs or (b) have a competent machime shop drill out the holes in your new drums (this will instantly render them none returnable and void any warranty) just enough so they will seat COMPLETELY onto the hub. What the above individual didn't notice was that the drums were not fully seated due to not being pressed on. Hope this helps. I'm gonna have to a total brake job on my '68 F-100 when money permits.
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ressed in studs
On my truck, one of the studs had come out just because the mating surface had been rounded out/removed from all the pressings. The previous owner had drilled out the drum holes.
What I did was remove the hub and tack weld the stud onto the hub because I doubt pressing it would have done much good.
I took the drums and with a 1/4 grinder and cone shaped stone I grinded both sides of each hole until the drum finally fitted over all the studs and seated flush against the lip on the hub.
When I take it for a test drive I will know if it works okay.
ressed in studsOn my truck, one of the studs had come out just because the mating surface had been rounded out/removed from all the pressings. The previous owner had drilled out the drum holes.
What I did was remove the hub and tack weld the stud onto the hub because I doubt pressing it would have done much good.
I took the drums and with a 1/4 grinder and cone shaped stone I grinded both sides of each hole until the drum finally fitted over all the studs and seated flush against the lip on the hub.
When I take it for a test drive I will know if it works okay.
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