im installing the diff i bought and im having some problems....
i actually have the dfiff in and bolted up, BUT i cant get the darn drum off one side of it!!!! can you believe it???? im getting stuck on a stupid little non mechanical mishap!!!! i have broken 2 hammers so far trying to hit it on both sides. i have tried loosening the adjuster, and it did nothing, i tried putting the lugs on a couple threads and tapping them, i tried to break the adjusters out (i have all new drum parts) i tried wd40, i tried brake parts cleaner, pretty much the only thing i havent tried is heating it up with a torch (i thought it would make the shoe expand and make it harder to get off) and taking a grinder to it. PLEASE HELP ME!!!! I have to work tomorrow morning!!!!! i dont have use of my car!!!!! AAAAAAHHHHHHHH

 

try posting this in a tech forum...like drivetrain or general tech.

youll probably get a faster response.


no air tools?

 

what you need to do is het the drum on the outside with a hammer that has some *****. you need to hit the f'er as hard as you can right on the end just keep hitting it tell it comes lose thats what i do at work and it works every time the problem is that the drum is stock on the axle so give that a try and see what happens.

p.s. give it hell

 

well i think i need to go buy a new hammer! i broke 2 yesterday and i broke my sledge today!!! THE BRAKE DRUM FROM H*LL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yeah now my boss is pissed cause i cant make it in today, that and i got some thing in my eye yesterday and now i got pink eye!

 

make sure your e brake isnt on.....

 

everything is disconnected, im swapping the diffs, the only things connected are the control arms, the torque arm, the panhard bar, and the drifeshaft, the lines are disconected, and nothing the drum wont come off!! goo!!

 

well all i can say is to turn as u pull off.lol,good luck

 

where i tucson do you live at? maybe i can stop by some time tomorrow and see if i can give you a hand.

 

1st and orange grove area. its up at my parents house. but i think the drum is actually held up on the axle hub. i was looking for my torch last night to try and heat the drum up to wiggle it off. but i havent been outside yet to look again. that and i need like mayber a 22-24mm wrench to get the brake cylinders off this axle to put on the ones from my axle. well you can give me a call if you want to help me out. i'll be here all day trying to get it to work. give me a call at 991-7668 if you want to stop by! thanks

jason

 

that is just down the street from my moms house so i will give you a call some time today after i get out of school.

mike

 

sweet thanks man i'll talk to you later

 

well i finally got the drum off and then i ran into a problem with the drum brakes. the problem being me not knowing what i was doing. so mike came over and helped me out and got it done for me. Thanks mike!! now its in and drivin good! thanks everyone for the replies!

 

The drivers side adjuster is left hand threaded. Ask me how I know. I should show you the scored drum and the shoe that was down to rivets on the Drivers Side of my 87.

Cut the heads off the two spring pins (in the back at 4:00 and 8:00 if you're facing the drum like a clock) and see if that does it.

I was able to use a puller to get the drum far away from things and backed off the adjuster. Thank goodness for good (vice grip) pliers.

 

Go disc! problem solved forever!

 

I just did alum. drums, kevlar shoes and larger wheel cylinders.

I agree 100% with you. (But I had to use the parts since they are paid for and they will work damn well. )