thrashingcows Posted May 3, 2011 Report Posted May 3, 2011 Well I finally got the front brakes back together and adjusted...I have a new disdain for the factory set-up and adjustment on those front brakes. Well here are a couple before pics... And ready for the drums to go back on....less the springs. Quote
Robert Horne Posted May 3, 2011 Report Posted May 3, 2011 Ver nice job. My 48 Dodge looked just like your when I started. Quote
thrashingcows Posted May 3, 2011 Author Report Posted May 3, 2011 Then it was to the back to get those drums off. I borrowed a proper drum puller from a friend of mine on the East Coast...Thanks Steve!! The passenger side came off with some PB Blaster and a little heat.... Looks like an axle seal is leaking.... The Drivers side fought me. Lots of PB Blaster and heat. And cranking on the drum puller until I though the studs would rip free. A little trick I used, and not sure if it's ever been mentioned or not. I spun the drum so the keyway was in the 12 O-clock position. The sprayed PB Blaster onto the keyway and then hit it with compressed air to drive the fluid down into the hub. Did this a few times and then heat cycled it some more. The drum did not let go. I Continued doing this but also started rotating the drum puller. I figured perhaps the drum puller wasn't pulling perfectly square to the hub so if I rotated it I might get lucky and it would pop off at a certain position. Well this did the trick!! Here's what it looked like when I got it off... Quote
thrashingcows Posted May 3, 2011 Author Report Posted May 3, 2011 I've just got my inner and outer axle seals from RockAuto and I'm just waiting for the pinion seal so I can reassemble the axle. Quote
Fluid drive Posted May 4, 2011 Report Posted May 4, 2011 Don't forget to apply some sealant to the axle key slots! Fluid Drive Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted May 4, 2011 Report Posted May 4, 2011 Don't forget to apply some sealant to the axle key slots! Fluid Drive Why do you need to apply sealer to the axle shaft key slots? Quote
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