Drum brake tool set - what should I get?

[Outlawmws]

When the drums won't come off you can usually grind the heads off the anchor pins from the outside of the backing plate. If they sit in a recess, grind them thin with a conical stone or burr and drive them in with a punch. If they're real rusty, sometimes you don't even need to grind them.

Most drums that are stuck are stuck because of rust on the center hub. If the shoes are hung up on a wear lip, use the access hole on the back and adjust them so they release...

not sure, I'm following... the anchor pins for the shoes? so they fall back and the drum is released? and then you have to replace the backing plate?

If you resorted to this (it should never be necessary) you should nor have to replace the backing plate just the pins for the shoe retention spring assembly, the one with the two cups and a 1/4 turn retention on the "T" part of the pin.

 

[Tinner]

Most drums that are stuck are stuck because of rust on the center hub. If the shoes are hung up on a wear lip, use the access hole on the back and adjust them so they release...

I should have made it clear that trick is for when the adjuster won't move and the shoes are hung up.

 

[Evan(CA)]

I can't believe after all these years they haven't figured out a low cost and reliable parking brake that doesn't require drum brakes so we can get rid of these pieces of **** once and for all.

 

[rsanter]

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...roup_ID=675704&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog



I have a spare set of these....is anyone is interested

Bob