how easy is it to cut?

[matthewK]

im having real trouble getting my drum brake cover off,
i have already stripped 6 sets of bolts in the little holes thats meant to push it off,

now seen as i have all replacement parts how easy is it to just cut around the drum cover or is it easyer to hit the 4 bolts on the back of the housing? and just undo the axle stub bolt???????

whats ya thoughts


its on a hj60

cheers

matt

[yamaha__308]

Handbrake off?

Backed off the adjuster pawl behind the rubber plug?

[Shadow]

Handbrake off?

Backed off the adjuster pawl behind the rubber plug?

Do that before you try anything else.

[beinthemud]

Tapping with a metal hammer will help as well

[VKYOOT]

to get the drum off, smack it as hard as u can with a hammer on the hub face area and itll pop off.

[matthewK]

to get the drum off, smack it as hard as u can with a hammer on the hub face area and itll pop off.

theres no brake lines attached to it, i tyred to losen off the adjuster screw have lost a bit of skinn off the hands smahed the bastard side to side with a 2punder my next stop is my sledg and then a grinder

passenger side was dead easy driver side is just been a c### padds are jamed on i think

[904Runa]

With the star wheel adjuster that winds the shoes out / in, are you turning it the right way? You have to spin the adjuster "down" to loosen, ie start with your adjusting tool at the top of the hole. At the same time, you have to have a screwdriver in there to push the locking tab away from the starwheel, which is the tricky bit given access and the fact that you can't see what you are doing! The starwheel is mounted parallel with the chassis so when looking from the back of the truck on the driver's side, the wheel needs to be turned in an anti-clockwise direction to loosen (I think).

If the brake line's undone then just undo the 4 bolts at the back and take the whole axle out? (after doing something with the handbrake cable)

[yamaha__308]

With the star wheel adjuster that winds the shoes out / in, are you turning it the right way? You have to spin the adjuster "down" to loosen, ie start with your adjusting tool at the top of the hole. At the same time, you have to have a screwdriver in there to push the locking tab away from the starwheel, which is the tricky bit given access and the fact that you can't see what you are doing! The starwheel is mounted parallel with the chassis so when looking from the back of the truck on the driver's side, the wheel needs to be turned in an anti-clockwise direction to loosen (I think).

The drum's not going anywhere unless you do this.

If there that shagged, there may be too much of a lip on the shoe/drum for it to slide off.

[Wozza244]

HIT IT HARDER!!

[matthewK]

HIT IT HARDER!!

i did i pull my old sledge from the old boilermaking tools and gave it hell

soon got tired and pull the 4" grinder out and cut a chunk out of the case and use a podge bar on it 20 mins had it off
shes all good now problems solved

[beinthemud]

I still in dought smash it about