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Title: Brake drum and hub spliting
Post by: brit plumber on November 29, 2023, 02:34:16 PM

Has anyone split the rear brake drum from the hub? I guess the nuts need removing from the back of the sprocket studs? I hope that by doing that, I can remove the dust shield and make a replacement.

Title: Re: Brake drum and hub spliting
Post by: Outsider on December 01, 2023, 06:03:08 AM

Yep. that is how it works. Pull the back nuts and it you are lucky they won't be rusted together.

Steve

Title: Re: Brake drum and hub spliting
Post by: brit plumber on December 04, 2023, 01:39:00 PM

Thanks Steve, I borrowed a good quality impact wrench and got the nuts off in no time. A couple of good hits on the drum and they separated quite easily. The shield needed a bit of work but I’ve got it off. I thought I may be able to make one, but now I think it may be a bit more complex than I thought. I think it must be a compression fit on the drum so needs to be an exact fit.