Slightly OT...Frozen Brakes

Ron-MO

Member
Any suggestions other than heat, big hammer to
free up frozen brake drum? Recently purchased
an old F100 pickup, and 3 of the 4 brakes are
frozen. I assume wheel cylinders have leaked
causing rusting in the drum thus pads are stuck
to the drum. I have did quite a bit of
pounding with a large sledge to no avail so
far. Just wondering if others have had other
methods with success. From best guess and
judging by plates on the pickup it has sat for
approx. 25 years without moving, as the plates
on it expired in 1990.
 
Back off on the self adjusters. If the linings are stuck to the drums, impact them with a air hammer. If that fails, put the tires back on and tow the stupid thing to break them free. No sense in doing it the hard way.
 
I have unbolted the wheel cylinder and ground off the retaining nails and pulled everything off with the drum. If the parts are that bad you should probably get new mounting hardware along with the shoes.
 

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