Brake drums

[japinaycutie]

I want to take a look at the wheel cylinder , but cant take the stupid drums off.can you help? I've been bleeding the brakes and hear a gushing sound from the inside of the drums? any suggestions?

[2wickedtoyz]

hit it with a hammer. that solves alot of problems. and if the inside of the drum is coverd in brake fluid there might be a leak in the wheel cylinder

[Nico]

Don't forget to release your handbrake before...

[japinaycutie]

I've tried to hit it with a hammer but it wont budge!! how hard do i have to hit the s.o.b!!

[Stealth]

what? taking the rear drum covers off?

[japinaycutie]

Yeah, the rear brake covers. I beat the crap out of the thing and still no budge.

[karazy]

If you didn't forget to release the park brake, you may want to try backing off the shoes with the adjusting star.

[mike787]

What you need to do is to get two metric bolts that will thread into the machined holes on the face of the brake drum. Make sure that the vehicle is securely supported and the emergency brake is off. Thread the bolts into the threaded holes to "press" off the drum, do this fairly evenly or the drum will bind. When the drum is off try not to breathe the dust (contains abestes)and wash your hands after, you can clean the brakes by hosing the brake dust off with a garden hose and it is just that easy.