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It is *really* not necessary to have the drum retaining screws in place, once the wheel is bolted in place, the screws are only extra weight. They are nice to have to keep the drum from falling off, though. 74 PerL 73 Variant L Stan Schaefer wrote: > I have actually seen these in the specialty hardware section of the > local big-box hardware store, so don't give up. They're just a > standard button-head cap screw. I has some troubles myself the first > time I took mine off. One way to get these loose is to take a propane > torch and some penetrant and heat the heads up and then give them a > squirt with the penetrant.This will kind of suck the stuff down into > the threads. It also tends to break the rust bond. Those screws > really don't have to be that tight, just being retaining screws. On > mine, I'm sure there's not enough room between the tire rim and drum > surface to substitute a standard cap screw, besides a button head IS a > standard head type, it just may not be readily available in the > boonies. Usually button heads are used for applications where you > need better retention, they've got a larger head than a standard cap > screw and also are lower profile. I've also used a large pair of > visegrips on the outside and a rawhide mallet to break them loose when > the hex was wallowed out. I've never had to grind one off, the above > methods get them loose. > > You may need to head up the drum to get it to pop loose, too. I had > to go rent a drum puller to get my left side one off, AND heat it up, > AND pound on it with a rawhide mallet. It was scrap anyway, although > it looked good from the outside. > > On Sat, 12 Jun 1999 19:13:46 -0400, you wrote: > > >So, I get myself all set up to put a new emergency brake cable in and the > >damn retaining allen screws for my drums are frozen. No amount of effort > >could get them off and in fact one of them began stripping. Rrrrrr‚d- e > >these things can be torched off. And what about availability of the 6 mm > >allen type cap screws? Are these supposed to be readily available at parts > >stores (ha ha). > > > >Oh for the day I can set out to do a job and just go through the > >procedure... > > > >Mike > >72 Sqbk, Brooklyn > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------- > >List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org