imported_gatherer

ok I know with rear drums a hit from the BFH and off they come ... but this time that ain't the case they won't come off

does anyone know the screw size thats used on those 2 small holes to pop the drum off?

Cynikal.Mindset

u need a BIGGER F'N HAMMER! lol

or just put ur back into it with the hammer ya got

punkindrublic

maybe this is time for a rear disk conversion

kwikb16a2

take off the e-brake

white92d15b7

i keep two screws in the change part of my wallet for the rear drums!!!!!! too hard to find hahahaha

1sloweg

use a torch around the studs but do not head up the bearing, this will expand the drum and allow it to come off.


For the scews, use an impact driver (a must when workign on honda suspension or brakes)

imported_BoOsTd

please dont go anywhere near there with a torch its totally un nececary, our bearings dont like heat they will fry and u will have noisy bearings by next year... this isnt a 1970 dodge truck here

stick with the enginers design and use the bolts...get the proper sized bolts to fit into the drumm and use a ratchet, tighten the bolts till they hit the hub, then alternate bolts back and fourth one turn at a time to keep the pressure equal untill the drum pops off. It works eveytime.

size of the bolt, id have to go out to my garage to check... but if u have anysort of haynes or helms manual it will tell you the size and thread corse.

and of course make sure the ebrake is disengauged...

imported2nv

i cant tell you the exact thread size i cant remember but any honda bolt with a 12 mil. head will fit.
dont use a torch as im sure u wouldnt.
just take the hammer and give it a good shot at the top edge and bottom edge it should come off no problem.

imported_gatherer

ok I got it off for reference the bolt size is M8x1.25

all that wacking I think I bent something though ... ohhh well back to the drawing board

bbarbulo

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haha..... poor poor gatherer. sorry I wasn't online for this one....

I usually use the caliper bolt from the front, it's also an M8 and works perfect.

imported_gatherer

DOH! I went to crappy tire to get an assortment of bolts... I tried seat bolts and other bolts I had lying around. drove me nuts...

ohhh well I definiantly bent something when the hitting of the hammer I'm going to have to un beand it today ...(think it's calls the splash sheild or backing plate ... it's the piece of metal that attaches to the trailing arm and all the brake stuff attaches to it .... I bent an edge of it when wacking the drum.... sometimes I'm such a tool!

bbarbulo

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damn!! it's called a backing plate. order it or just grab a whole setup from the junkyard

bbarbulo

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for future reference... a light tap MAY be needed, but it hardly ever NEEDS a beating I've never hammered anything on my car except when that axle wouldn't slide out of the bearing.... and that needed some persuasion.

imported_gatherer

LOL..... well it ain't bent that much so I might just re-bend it into shape .. and anyways I have a spare all ready to go at home when it's needed....

imported_gatherer

round 2 starts now I gotta fix that ding ... going to use the BFH .... it's my weapon of chose right now

Brett

have you tried backing the shoes off? They may have worn grooves into the drums hence them being stuck...

punkindrublic

i was using my BFH with my inpact driver to get my a/c rad support screws out... one was previously stripped (why i dont know) so i used my BFD (big ****in drill) on that one.... i love rust and its affects on fasteners

imported_gatherer

ok fixed the ding ... stripped 2 studs taking off the wheel replaced the whole hub .. thank god for a impact gun .....

imported_loudsubz

how did you strip 2 studs taking off the wheel?

imported_gatherer

if I knew that I'd be the smartest man in the world .... I think I cross threaded them going on the last time then I took them off this time and presto the looked stripped ... well they were stripped