RE: [T3] '70 rear drums

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 24 Aug 2007 at 14:34, Stephen Jackson wrote:

> hey jim...what do you do if your car HAS no brakes at all???  (like mine...)

Get a torch. Propane will work but acetylene is faster.

Remove the wheel, tire, and the 2 small bolts that hold the drum to the hub.

Using the torch, heat the face of the drum from just outside of the seam to the 
hub to just outside the lug bolt holes. Heat it all around, but be careful not 
to let the flame poke thru any of the bolt holes in the face of the drum, or 
you will destroy some perfectly good brake parts. Avoid heating the hub.  

The heat will cause the drum to expand, and since the hub remains cold, the 
face of the drum will move a bit and break the rust bond.

After heating a bit, you will hear a slight "Tink," and the drum will be loose. 

Be careful. It's still hot.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI USA

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