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> From: Jim Adney [mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org] > > ... we found that one of the rear brake drums was frozen > to the shoes, even though the parking brake had not been > left on. > > Suggestions please...? ;-p 1. If the drums are scrap, drill more "inspection holes" on the outside so you can get a drift onto the other side of the shoes. 2. Undo the axle nut and pull the hub off, taking the drum with it. When I had a very stuck hub I made a super heavy duty puller which used the wheel bolt holes. I put nuts behind, but as you can't get behind the hub, bolts which fit the wheel bolt threads would do. Here's a photo of it: http://vw1600e.org.uk/i/tran/puller.jpg With this, propane, and a mallet, it finally came off. -- Matt. UK. '73 1600e Fbk. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~