stuck brake drum
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Year: 2000 and 1998
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i got one off in nov and shoes looked good so i let the other go till now.i want to lube where needed like the other. on it i hit the center with a blunt chizel and sprayed,pryed and hammered. it came off.
not this one,yet. anyother ideas??
not this one,yet. anyother ideas??
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From: Leeds, Maine
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
The shoes may be hanging up. Take the plug out on the backing plate and turn the adjuster to loosen them. Be careful using a hammer on the drum too, I've seen them break. Good luck!
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ok, well patience paid again. the break i took let the lube work and it loosened enuf.
i had to wiggle it off the shoes, forggot the direction of adjuster!!
i had to wiggle it off the shoes, forggot the direction of adjuster!!
Very good. If you ever run into that again try heating the area between the wheel studs after the "PB Blaster" sits for a couple minutes.. By the way. Adjuster up retracts. Adjuster down expands.
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From: Nor-Cal Coast
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If a drum is seized on the hub, (not hung up on the shoes), easy way to heat it is to jack up just that wheel and power-brake it. This will heat up the drum pronto. Probably cheap insurance to have a few lugs on there to make sure it doesn't go flying! Suppose that could help with being hung on the shoes if it were close.


