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12-13-2018, 07:09 PM | #11 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Stuck brake drum - how much heat?
If you loosen the bolts that hold the brake housing backing plate on, will brake drum wiggle/move when pulled on? If so brake shoes are holding drum on shaft as backing plate holds shoes to axle housing.
If drum does not move, drum hub frozen on shaft. Drum hub frozen to axle shaft. I always used oxygen acetylene torch to heat up drum. Probane torch will not generate enough heat in the short amount of needed without also heating axle to cause drum to break loose |
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12-13-2018, 07:13 PM | #12 | |
Gone Wild
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Re: Stuck brake drum - how much heat?
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I got it down to this: I thought it would fall off once it got to this point, but it is still holding tight. I ran out of time and will try to get it off tomorrow. |
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12-13-2018, 08:07 PM | #13 |
Stay thirsty my friends!
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Re: Stuck brake drum - how much heat?
That is one stubborn mamajama.
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12-13-2018, 08:13 PM | #14 |
Happy Carting
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Re: Stuck brake drum - how much heat?
Kick it off a there
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12-13-2018, 10:15 PM | #15 | |
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Re: Stuck brake drum - how much heat?
Not sure if you can see the pics. they are hosted by Photosucket
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12-14-2018, 12:08 AM | #16 |
Gone Insane
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Re: Stuck brake drum - how much heat?
That looks to have been welded to the axle shaft! You can see what looks like weld penetration above and below where the metal is missing.
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12-14-2018, 06:23 AM | #17 |
Gone Wild
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12-14-2018, 08:58 AM | #18 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Stuck brake drum - how much heat?
I could be wrong but to me it looks like a build up of grinding dust from the use of a cut off wheel mixed with penetrating oils or the grainy structure left when you break metal off. I wouldn't imagine a weld would have that much penetration with the way the inside of the drums are designed they protrude into the axle housing some. I would think if it were welded right there the teeth on the part of the axle that is exposed would be gone too.
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12-14-2018, 09:22 AM | #19 |
Happy Carting
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Re: Stuck brake drum - how much heat?
I believe it would be impossible to weld the inside of drum to the axle. The outside yes, but not the inside?
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12-14-2018, 09:50 AM | #20 |
Master of All Things
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Re: Stuck brake drum - how much heat?
COOSA, the guys have covered all the ways to get that sucker off the axel that I can think of.....but I want to add one more thing.....but its something to consider doing when you go back together with everything and that is ensure that you put some "ANTI-SEIZE" on both axel's to ensure this NEVER happens again, EVER.
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