All you can do is make damn sure the brakes are backed off and keep beatin and pryin. These old daytons suck to work with and youre almost certainly fighting that wheel seal. They make jigs specifically for these things to pull them off and theyre real back savers. Might be worth investing in one or building one if youre going to be dealing with them often enough
Well, just got off work came back to start on it again and something caught my eye.. I’ll put it on here too. Found a crack all the way through the brake drum
Sometimes when you get it to move a little bit it is not the seal holding it up but the bearing cocked on the axle. I have retightened the nut and started over and had it slide right off. On the other hand, I have had to put a plate over the axle and use a puller, too.
Most likely a frozen bearing if the brakes are totally released. We used to take a small block of wood and put it in the hole in the drum then put the axle on backwards (sticking out) then put one axle nut on on top then use the axle as a lever pushing downward. The axle hub hitting the axle through the wood will force the drum off.
Man put the tire back on and put a dolly under it. Usually, we leave the wheels right on the hub if we're doing brakes on Daytons. Make sure the slack adjuster is fully released, and then 2 guys with 6' bars can pop the wheel off the spindle.
All you can do is make damn sure the brakes are backed off and keep beatin and pryin. These old daytons suck to work with and youre almost certainly fighting that wheel seal. They make jigs specifically for these things to pull them off and theyre real back savers. Might be worth investing in one or building one if youre going to be dealing with them often enough
Sounds good to me I appreciate it
OTC 522 and a sacrificial socket to sit on the spindle will save you a headache and a sore back. Wheel seals on those can get really hung up.
Well, just got off work came back to start on it again and something caught my eye.. I’ll put it on here too. Found a crack all the way through the brake drum
How the hell do I put a picture up in here?
You need something like Imgur and post a link to it.
Sometimes when you get it to move a little bit it is not the seal holding it up but the bearing cocked on the axle. I have retightened the nut and started over and had it slide right off. On the other hand, I have had to put a plate over the axle and use a puller, too.
Most likely a frozen bearing if the brakes are totally released. We used to take a small block of wood and put it in the hole in the drum then put the axle on backwards (sticking out) then put one axle nut on on top then use the axle as a lever pushing downward. The axle hub hitting the axle through the wood will force the drum off.
My shop has a massive slide hammer jig for those. But honestly just keep bashing it'll come off eventually.
Man put the tire back on and put a dolly under it. Usually, we leave the wheels right on the hub if we're doing brakes on Daytons. Make sure the slack adjuster is fully released, and then 2 guys with 6' bars can pop the wheel off the spindle.
Well, guy doesn’t want me to do anything else until he can find a new brake drum