Brake question

[wallyuwl]

I can't get one of the rear drum covers off. I've tried hitting the far outer edge with a hammer, to no avail (it is a small edge, so I couldn't hit very hard). The other one just slid right off. Any suggestions?

Also, any of you anti-seize your wheel studs?

 

[EricF]

i always anti-seize the wheel studs.

you have to adjust the rear brakes inward. if it doesn't help the shoes have dug into the drums and there's now a lip on the drum.

all you can do is try and keep smacking it with a hammer on both ends and keep trying to pull..

otherwise.. you'll have to destroy the springs/hold downs and wheel cylinder pulling it off..

 

[JHZR2]

The anti seize argument is one that will never end. Some say yes, some say no. Some say yes but reduce lugnut torque by "x" to make it right.

I say clean them all up real well and if youre putting any on, put it on the mating surface, not the threads...

 

[wallyuwl]

Got the drum off. I hit the shoulder (I was hitting too far on the outside before), and it didn't work. I think I hit far enough on the outside as to not effect the weights. I ended up getting it by getting a screw driver between the drum and drum cover and prying the two apart.

 

[scurvy]

I always anti-seize any threaded fastener I want to be able to undo later, unless there's a specific reason not to use it (TTY bolts, bolts with special lubricant, etc...).

I just did a brake job and a new set of glowplugs on a friend's Beetle TDI over the weekend. The brake hardware got the Permatex green lubricant, the hub/wheel mating surface & lug bolts all got a good coating of graphite/copper anti seize and the GPs got the tiniest amount of nickel-based anti seize (rated to +1400ºC).

I want my wife/brother/client/self to be able to change a flat on the side of the road with the car on the widowmaker and removing lugs with the tool in the trunk - that's why I always use anti seize!

 

[beast3300]

No anti-seize on wheels for me. I want the lugnuts to rust on. And no I'm not being sarcastic.