Some time ago (5 years) a gorilla with dyslexia installed new brake linings on
my 4. I attended the ceremony where he had no problem installing the left
shoes but had one hell of a time with the right side. After much struggle, he
finally molded the drum over the brakes, and that the brakes will wear in
after a few miles. At the time, I acknowledged his prognosis... I drove home
and put the 4 up on blocks where it has rested for five years. The itch to
drive a true machine returned two weeks ago and I attempted to roll the 4 out
of the garage and found it would noit roll under any pressure.. I attempted
to remove the drum with a drum puller, with and without heat, with all the
pressure I could exert (resulting in compressed axle threads) to no avail. As
dumb luck would have it, I stumbled into this profound plethora of Triumph
Wizards and trust that your collective expertise will lead me to a solution.
Your humble dimwit. Bob(as in Boob) Roberts
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