Well folks, my beating and banging ultimately produced little to no movement on the drum. A fella at work over heard me complaining about it and said he might have a tool I could use. Next day he produces a drum puller that he used to use on his jeep. It was a 3 jaw puller that bolted to the lug holes (like the one that Erin described) and had an end to it that let you smack it with a hammer to tighten it. Well once mounted, I had the drum off in about 15 mins. This thing performed magnificently. Thanks for everyone's tips. This is another example of how having the right tool for the job makes life easier. Now if I can only convince the guy to sell it to me....
I have another question: On the opposite side where the drum came off easily, is it normal for when the axle is just hanging there without the drum on for it to leak tranny fluid? it looks to have leaked about a 1/4 of a quart in the two weeks I've been fighting with the other side. -pete ----- Original Message ---- From: No Quarter <[email protected]> To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:36:47 AM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Stuck brake drum Bill May is the one I learned the trick from about the wax. It's the same wax used in canning jellies and jams. You seal the jelly or jam with wax on top so some grocery stores may have it but otherwise you gotta locate a place that deals with canning supplies...which is kind of a relic from a bygone era. The trick is to use the heat from an oxy acetylene torch because propane is not hot enough to do the deed. A wheel puller that pulls on the lug holes is your best bet. they are hard to find but it's a worthy tool to have. I don't know if there is a way to completely immerse the rear drum in pentrant but that would be a step in the right direction. A bigger hammer helps too but whatever you do don't hit on the end of the stub shaft and booger up the threads...that's an even harder problem to fix. Keep at it...we've all got tales of woe where we had to work sometimes for weeks to get rusted parts freed up. It's part of the job... Erin _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
