Need some help figuring out next steps to try to get the drum off.
It's stuck on really well. It turns (sort of lopsided) slowly, won't pull off, and the barrel adjuster is rusted shut. (So I can't loosen the shoes)
On the schematic it has the "nails", but they seem to be under the brake lines where they tie into the back of the wheel cylinder. (So I can't grind those off to free the shoes)
So I want to use a 12 mm bolt and crank the drum off, but when I do that it just seats the bolt to the drum and doesn't pull the drum off the assembly.
Do I just need a longer bolt, or does that trick even work on these drums?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
It's stuck on really well. It turns (sort of lopsided) slowly, won't pull off, and the barrel adjuster is rusted shut. (So I can't loosen the shoes)
On the schematic it has the "nails", but they seem to be under the brake lines where they tie into the back of the wheel cylinder. (So I can't grind those off to free the shoes)
So I want to use a 12 mm bolt and crank the drum off, but when I do that it just seats the bolt to the drum and doesn't pull the drum off the assembly.
Do I just need a longer bolt, or does that trick even work on these drums?
Thanks in advance for any advice.