Where to buy brake tool?

[Shawn F.]

I am in need of pulling the drums of my 1946 Chrysler Windsor 3 window business coupe. From my understanding I need some kind of drum puller for either the front or rear brakes (I believe it's the rear brakes but may be wrong). Any idea where I can buy the correct tool I need to pull these? For now I plan to rebuild the wheel cylinders if I can hone them out and leave the drums. I do eventually want to get powered disc brakes but that is money I do not have at the moment.

Thanks a lot for any info!

[Don Coatney]

Shawn;

You can convert the fronts to discs for about the same money as it will take to replace/rebuild the stock setup. Power assist is not required. Check with forum member Charlie Akers "oldaddy" as he sells the backing plate you will need.

To locate the tool to remove the rear drums check with your local auto parts houses as many have rental tools available.

[DollyDodge]

I got my drim puller from SAS tools for $47. They are great folks.

http://sastool.com/product_info.php?cPath=39&products_id=226

[Shawn F.]

Thanks for the info! I will look into the front disc brake kit! As for SAS tools, I will look this up as well and purchase it as soon as I get the car ready to be pulled apart.

If anyone else has any other info, tips or advice, please feel free to post it up!

Thanks again guys!

[carls 49]

might want to try your local napa store or www.napaonline.com.

[jsturner]

I got mine here. It worked quite well on some very stubborn rear hubs. It was a little more expensive then the one from SAS, but I feel like it was a fair price for the tool.

I highly recommend using impact rather than trying to simply pull the hubs off with the puller. What worked well for me was putting a strong force on the hub with the puller, then hitting the head of the puller screw towards the hub with a hammer until the hub popped loose. That might not be necessary for less stubborn hubs though.

Edit: Disclaimer: the manual says not to hit the axles, so hitting the puller would be a last-resort method!

Edited August 29, 2010 by jsturner

[Shawn F.]

Sounds good, thanks for the info. I will look into buying it here in the next month or two... I do not have the money right now to do anything to this car. I have been looking for parts to start collecting so once I am ready to work on it I can start on it without having to stop and wait for money to buy parts.