Re: Rear Drums/Hubs

[Dave Cornelius <lt7dave@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- On Thu, 7/2/09, Dave Cornelius <lt7dave@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:



Hey Guys,
Looks like this didn't go through the first time, so here it is again,
 
I just pulled my first set of rear tapered axle drums.  It wasn't as bad as it sounded like it was going to be.  I pulled the driver's side first and got what I expected.  When I pulled the passenger side, the drum came off without the hub.  At first I thought it was different from the other side, but it looks like they're the same - only the flange with the studs came apart from the drum and stayed with the hub on the axle.  How could this happen, you ask?  I used a gear puller that grabbed behind the edges of the drums - not the proper universal puller that pulls on the studs (that I don't have).  There doesn't appear to be any damage, but the stud hole face of the drum is a little bit bent.  I don't know if that was from me or some other previous operation.  It doesn't look serious to me - nothing looks broken.  I don't even know how those parts stay together - there are no welds or anything that indicates they shouldn't come apart.  Do
 you guys think I have a problem here - or will I be able to just slap it all back together and be on my merry way with no worries?  I also noticed some end play in the right side axle that the left side doesn't have.  Does that sound normal?
 
Thanks in advance.
 
Dave C.
'64 Belvedere

--- On Thu, 7/2/09, Dave Cornelius <lt7dave@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: Dave Cornelius <lt7dave@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Rear Drums/Hubs
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 10:33 AM