Locked drum brakes

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Locked drum brakes

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I have a Dana 60 in the rear, it's frozen up good. I think the brakes are frozen to the drums or something. How do I go about removing the drum? Just a really big hammer?
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Did you remove the axle before attempting to pull off the brake drum? Here is an excellent thread on this:

http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... =5&t=49962

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390FE1972 wrote:Did you remove the axle before attempting to pull off the brake drum? Here is an excellent thread on this:

http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... =5&t=49962

Regards :thup:
Yes sir! But that drum is locked on tight.
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Here is another thread, where he has an F250 and he loosened up the adjusting star etc: http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... =5&t=76074

Hope this helps! Let us know what works for you.

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Well I finally got them off. 6 hours worth. Pads were rusted to inner drums. The adjustment wheel on both sides was frozen. So I took out the brake cylinder and punched it out from the back. Worked like a charm. Thanks for the help !!
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Thanks for letting us know what worked for you! Good to hear you got it off. :woohoo:
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:yt: I never would have thought to unbolt the wheel cylinder! Thanks!
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