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Expert: - 9/5/2008


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I can't seem to be able to remove the rear drums as I want to do a brake job on it.
the fronts came off after removing the large nut.
I removed the large nut on the rear, loosened the shoes and still can not remove them-I also tried a wheel puller to no avail.  

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Short of using a torch to cut the drums off the car a wheel puller is the way to go. I have had to on occasions used a torch to warm up the part of the hub that goes right around the axle to break the grip of the tapered shaft. Apply the heat while the puller is exerting pressure. Oh, are you using a heavy duty drum puller that you slam with a hammer to tighten?
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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

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Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

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More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

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Moto Award winner. And much more.

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