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Title: Back brake drum!
Post by: Mudjockey#1 on July 21, 2007, 04:51:23 PM

Any ideas on how to get the back droms off my sami!!  both sides are froze on, and my brakes are soft at best, and need pumped to work!!!  Any help would be great!!

Title: Re: Back brake drum!
Post by: RHodge on July 21, 2007, 05:22:19 PM

spray some pb blaster around where the drum and axel meet, let it set for a bit then rotate the drum and TAP on the outer part of the drum with a deadblow hammer while rotating it

mine were stuck on good but that's how I did it

good luck



Ryan

Title: Re: Back brake drum!
Post by: daddyizzle on July 22, 2007, 02:39:16 PM

Also, unhook the e-brake cable from the back of the drum. I have a cheap 5 pound slide hammer from harbor freight. It popped it right off. Unhook the brake first. You may be able to kick it off with the wheel attached to it if you remove the 4 flange bolts in the middle by getting underneath it. Just make sure it's well supported.

-Adam

Title: Re: Back brake drum!
Post by: phloop on July 22, 2007, 06:24:36 PM

The slide hammer is the easiest way I have found to get stubborn drums off. Backing off the adjusters will help also.

Title: Re: Back brake drum!
Post by: Mudjockey#1 on July 22, 2007, 06:25:54 PM

Thanks for the input!  We tried the blaster and hammer with no luck!  We will try the slide hammer next! We went ahead and pulled the backing plates and installed the TT mini spool, rebled the brakes but the pedal still needs at least one pump to work a little.  A panic stop would be half a block. ???  Any ideas?  Oh yeah we did pull the ebrake pin.

Title: Re: Back brake drum!
Post by: RHodge on July 22, 2007, 06:51:21 PM

need to bleed the brakes or abjust the shoes might be to far from the drum I use a vacuum bleeder for mine, love it no more pumping the pedel




Ryan 

Title: Re: Back brake drum!
Post by: daddyizzle on July 22, 2007, 07:15:35 PM

Quote from: Mudjockey#1 on July 22, 2007, 06:25:54 PM

Thanks for the input!  We tried the blaster and hammer with no luck!  We will try the slide hammer next! We went ahead and pulled the backing plates and installed the TT mini spool, rebled the brakes but the pedal still needs at least one pump to work a little.  A panic stop would be half a block. ???  Any ideas?  Oh yeah we did pull the ebrake pin.

It took about 20 good pulls on mine before they came off. Not too bad. Not sure what was binding but it worked. I didn't have a good attachment but I hooked the deal they give you with 5 holes through it that comes with the hammer to a couple of the lug nuts studs and tightened down a couple of lug nuts.  It was kind of wierd how it hooked up but it withstood the beating and got'r done.  >:D >:D

-Adam