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drum brake help please

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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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Default drum brake help please

can someone give me a crash course in neon drum brakes? any advice on how to get the drum off?
 
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 07:51 PM
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use some pb blaster or any kind of penetrating oil on the wheel studs. then hit it a couple times with a peice of wood.

http://www.autozone.com/shopping/rep...00c1528007969d
 
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 12:57 AM
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Rubber mallet works also.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 04:20 AM
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remember to turn e brake off
 
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 08:26 AM
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yeah to get that drum off try beating on the face top then bottom back and forth

make sure to do one side at a time, that way, if you get lost on what goes where you can refer to the opposite side. If its your first time, i suggest a manual.
 
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