Yep easy...one of mine came off with a hand pull the other needed a
slight bit of help with the wheel puller. Good to have one handy.
Daryl
> >I have the rear axel of my '54 M38A1 on a table in my garage. The
story so
> >far:
> >-Removed the wheel nuts, removed tire.
> >-Removed hub cap (if you want to call it that) and large nut behind
it that
> >locks onto the axel shaft.
> >
> >I am now unable to remove the drum brake covers. Cleaner, WD-40 and
hammer
> >have been unsuccessful. There are three flat head screws in this
drum
> >between the wheel bolts, are these what is holding on the brake
drum?
>
> I would not bother with those. Just pop the hub off, you've already
got the
> nut off anyway. Sometimes they will pull off with just a tap of a
hammer
> (right Daryl !) other times you need a puller, and there is one made
just
> for that with three arms that bolt into 3 of the 5 studs, then
striking bar
> on the end of the screw is hit with a hammer, repeatedly, till it
pops off.
> The idea of removing the drums without having to remove the hub is
> excellent, but you have to sort of maintain it over time with anti-
sieze, or
> it becomes useless. It is much easier to deal with splitting the
drum from
> the hub and replacing the screws (which you may not want to even
bother
> with) on a bench. And besides, if the brakes are messed up enough
that your
> going to work on them, it would be a really good idea to look at the
wheel
> bearing and seals, perhaps some fresh grease.
>
> good luck,
>
> je
>
>
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