How: Getting Scout II D44 Rear Brake Drums Off

[Eddie]

Well, I've read through all the "search" stuff, used penetrating oil, heated 'em, whacked 'em with various weights of hammers with various combinations of wood blocking, even tried a small bottle jack twixt drum and framerail

Nada.

Short of buying a brake drum puller, does anybody have any other suggestions to getting these boogers off? I've NEVER had this much flat-out refusal to budge out of a brake drum before...

Eddie

[doggone]

you could loosen the tension on the shoes by adjusting the star wheel with a flathead screwdriver. bring a bfh in case they need additional persuasion.

[Mike Moore]

PB always worked for mine.

Never sieze on the reinstall, too. Next time is way less stressful.

I don't know what to tell ya. Autozoo should loan you a puller, though, fo' free.

[mrutledge]

I had a similar issue not long ago. One of the brake pads had hung up on the drum. (So that's what that squeak was...) After removing tension using the adjustment wheel, I was able to work a flat head screw driver into the drum from the rear and wiggle the shoe/drum until it came off.

[cartwright]

I just went through the same thing. It took me 2 days of oiling, heating, prying, beating the $^%# out of, and cussing to get one off. Now I just have to do the other side.

[Sammy]

Unless you're gonna re-use the drums (on the T'all I wasn't) you must swing the 3-4 lb. hammer HARDER. Worked like a charm, but then again, it didn't come off in one piece either
You are going to discs, ain't ya

[Mark Reichert]

Drums, more times than not, are a PITA to get off. I'll second loosening the tension on the star wheel w/a flat tip screw driver. Get to it thru the back of the brake sheild by removing that little oval rubber plug. Use lots of penetrating oil and a BFH also as previously mentioned. When I first bought my Scout and was inspecting the brakes, the passenger side drum was a bear to get off. After I won the fight I found the springs inside were all broken and that contributed to the drum not wanting to come off.

[harleykeith2003]

Use a BFH on the drum like its your bosses head----- if you have the average boss it will pop right off with this method
goodluck Start swinging the hammer and do less 12 ounce curls Keith

[The Eddie]

bring a bfh in case they need additional persuasion.

oiling, heating, prying, beating the $^%# out of, and cussing to get one off.

you must swing the 3-4 lb. hammer HARDER. Worked like a charm

a BFH also as previously mentioned

Use a BFH on the drum like its your bosses head-----

Oh, I GET IT NOW

Eddie

[The Eddie]

Originally posted by harleykeith2003
...do less 12 ounce curls...

Keith

[Quote]Oh, I DON'T GET IT NOW[QUOTE]

Eddie