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In regard to removing the drum from a tapered axle. I had a 64
Plymouth stored for years. Unfortunately, the place where the car was stored
wasn't too diligent. The rear end of the car became water logged somehow. I used
a large puller and it would not come off. What had happened after maxium removal
efforts was that the shoes had somehow rusted to the drum. When pulling on the
drum the shoes would slightly rotate so they were not parallel to the drum
braking surface. I backed off the shoes -- at least the adjust mechanism --
but the shoes were still rusted to the drum. My solution was to use a 3 lb
sledge with ample prudence and whacked the drum around its circumference while
keeping pressure on pulling the drum. This took several hours and bang -- the
drum loosened.
For the driver side, I thought I'd gotten smart -- leave it to a shop to
remove and do the brakes. Big mistake. After 2 months of hearing the car is
almost ready speak, I yanked the car. I found the threaded
portion of the axle had a big chunk missing... and, the drum still stuck.
Another shop removed the drum using the aforementioned method.
Thanks to fellow members, I bought new axles.
Sherwood Kahlenberg
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