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Drum Breaks from HELL!!!!!!!!

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Old Mar 26, 2016 | 06:04 PM
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Default Drum Breaks from HELL!!!!!!!!

Ive done, tons of drums over the years. So not a newbe.

Having Problems on my 99 dodge ram 1500. rear Break are not working , IvE been hammering last 10 hours of my day Hammering on my drums with 2 4 and 12lb hammers. I can't free them for the Life of me. Ive tried the reverse and hit the breaks, Heat, And clipped the retaining pins.

I need some Big help/
 
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Old Mar 26, 2016 | 08:12 PM
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Be sure you've released the parking brake and backed off the self-adjusters.

Just joking. Moving along:

If'n ya got a couple of threaded holes in the drum on opposite sides of center and almost as far from center as you'd expect an axle flange to extend, find a couple of longish bolts with the right thread for them. Then just run them in there until they bottom, then tighten equally, just one turn to each side as you alternate between 'em. That'll pop that sucker loose for ya.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2016 | 09:47 PM
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You should try getting a 2500 drum off! I actually made large slide hammer to get mine off. Lip on the drum would catch the shoe even with everything backed off.
 
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