This was to easy.
#1
This was to easy.
I was cleaning my drums with the grinder( they were caked in rust) and I was able to easily take the drum lid off. I thought you had to beat this thing with a hammer to come off. The left side came off but I couldn't get the right side off. is this a bad thing that it just comes off.
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#11
Its not that bad that the drums came off that easy. as long you don't have a problem braking u'll be fine. Most times when the drum won't come off its cuz there is a rust lip on the edge of the drum. Why would you want the shoe's tight against the drum. u'll cook the shoes and get terrible gas mileage while ur doing it. I've ruined an axle from having the shoes adjusted to tight.
#15
You can clean the brake adjusters. I just took mine apart and used emery cloth to shine them up and used a wire brush on the threaded part. Make sure to use anti seize sparingly on the end that just spins and you should be good to go. If they are really rusty you can use a propane torch to heat up the end and use plyers to get it apart. Another good idea is to use your parking brake. That helps the adjusters to work and also makes sure that the parking brake cables don't get frozen.
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