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Yipes! He said there's brake fluid leaking everywhere... Isn't that somewhere you'd NOT want to put an open flame? I was told NEVER to take a torch to any brake part. Worse comes to worse, you can clip the retaining pin at the back of the brake plate and that will release the drums and the shoes together. Aaron --- Mark Fuhriman <mfuhriman@earthlink.net> wrote: > Regarding the rear brake drums: > > Sounds like your drums are rusted to the hub. > Happens all the time to me, too. Do not pound on > the drum to release it. After you are sure the > parking brake is released and the drum rotates > freely, use a propane torch to heat up the drum (and > cause it to expand) until you hear a sudden *tink*, > which indicates that the rust bond has broken and > the drum is loose. Heat the drum circularly right > around the parting line between the drum and the > hub. Keep the torch moving. Be prepared to handle > the hot drum after it is free. > > -Mark Fuhriman > '69 Fastback __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org