Brake drum removal Ford 8"?

On the early Fords that I usually work on there is a large axle nut you remove to pull the drum; there's no axle nut on the outside of the Mav. 8", how do I get the drum off?

 

Really? Just pull it off.

 

pull hard,if doesnt give smack the outside edge with a hammer,it will pop loose

 

that thing should slide off unless its stuck to the shoes or rusted to the axle

 

I don't know, usually have to hit with a hammer for a while, no? Maybe soak with your penetrating fluid of choice a bit around hub and wheel studs, then hit the edge of the drum


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Also, if it has been awhile since it was off the shoes could have worn/cupped the brake surface and the brake adjusters need to be turned in so the drum will pull past the shoes.

 

Sometimes they get stuck & require persuasion, like, big *** hammer persuasion. Tap the hell out out it while trying not to take out any studs in the process. I've also used a large 2 jaw puller.

 

just don't bend the brake drum getting it off , you will never get it straight enough to use again

 

Get a propane torch, or an acetylene if available, and heat the drum in the hub area. The drum will expand and free itself from the axle hub. It would also be useful to spray WD 40, or equivalent, into the lug holes beforehand. The head should break the rust bond between the axle hub and drum.


Ray

 

Crank adjusters in, use pen. oil on axle, pry out with 2 large screwdrivers 180 degrees apart, hit axle with hammer while prying drum (2 people required). Start with the first idea and work up as needed.

 

Thanks everyone, I got the idea now.

 

And if you can't back off the brake adjusters remove the retaining bolts, bleed screw and pipe from the the wheel cylinder and push it away from the backing plate to give the shoes some room to move. See how you go.

 

ALSO ... some Mavericks ( and other FORDS ALSO ) have a small type clip over the wheel studs ... so remove them if you have them.

 

When i bought this only a few years ago it had the metal clips still on the studs. The clips were there to keep the drums on while traveling down the ***embly line before the wheels were mounted. Yes apparently the drums had never been off the car in all those years. 70000 miles.

Often the drum rusts tight to the axle. There is a locator stub on the end of the axle that centers the drum on the axle. Often you can take a hammer and break the rust loose. Tap on the drum between the studs like you are driving the axle into the center of the car. Careful don't ****** up the studs. If that doesn't work a torch can be used to break the rust loose. Spraying the center of the drum and axle with penetrating oil can help. You will see rust running down the face of the drum as it starts to move.Once they start to move separately from one another it should slide off. You may need to back off the shoe adjustment to clear a ridge if it has not been looked at in along time.

You have to be careful of egg shaping the drum. So don't do a lot of pounding on the drum. I have had some that just had to be ruined in order to get them off but this is rare.