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Tech Area => General Buick Tech => Topic started by: wallyarroyo on April 10 2012, 02:57:31 PM
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how to take out back drums form a 87 gn loose the nut in the back and still doesnt come out plz help
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how to take out back drums form a 87 gn loose the nut in the back and still doesnt come out plz help
I use a mallet or a dead blow hammer - you may have to back off the self adjusters, which will pull in the shoes.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-parts/brakes/brake-types/drum-brake2.htm (http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-parts/brakes/brake-types/drum-brake2.htm)
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Sometimes the drum gets rusted onto the axle. I have had this happen before and they can be a bear to get off. Soaked it with your favorite brand of penetrating oil for a couple of days and that should do the trick along with a little help from a hammer. If not, you can usually rent a puller for brake drums. That is what I ended up having to doing. They made a pretty crisp pop when then they broke loose. Good luck.
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I had to rent a puller to get one off a few years back.
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Make a heck of a pop when they bust loose don't they? It's a great sound though.