[Roadsters] stuck drums

[Embarq Customer]

After seeing the studded tires the rust makes sense.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Oakes" <boakes at gmail.com>
To: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
Sent: Friday, April 3, 2009 6:38:59 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] stuck drums

Hi all,

that was a great string of messages - everything from brute force exercises,
to science experiments.

I finally sprung them loose with a week of marinating in Kroil (great stuff)
and a heavy hammer and chisel on the inside of the drum. They were well
cemented to the hub.

If you're curious, the last 4 pix in the album show the results:
http://picasaweb.google.com/boakes/RoadsterBlack#

Thanks all.

-bill

On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 11:07 PM, Gordon Glasgow <gsglasgow at comcast.net>wrote:

> I finally heard back from my friend, who had been on vacation. It was
> ammonia. It worked great for me.
>
> Gordon Glasgow
> -----Original Message-----
> From: datsun-roadsters-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:datsun-roadsters-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of O'Farrell,
> Fergus P (AS)
> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 5:43 AM
> To: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] stuck drums
>
> Gordon wrote:  Re: [Roadsters] stuck drums
> I ran into this a number of years ago and couldn't get it unstuck. Then
> a friend suggested ...pouring some liquid between the drum and backing
> plate. After marinating for a day or two, smacking the axle straight
> down on the studs popped the drum right off.  Unfortunately I can't
> remember what the liquid was. I keep thinking it was ammonia, but I'm
> not sure.
>
> I suspect it was vinegar (aka: acetic acid), ya know, the same thing
> used to un-gunk the built up minerals in your coffee maker, and
> showerhead.  I shy away from all chemical-speak (got thru chem class,
> but swore I'd never re-visit that subject), but the oxidation of
> aluminum/steel dissimilar metals mix has me betting it was that.
>
> Along those lines, that CLR (calcium, lime, rust) cleaner product may be
> one to try, although Andy's suggestion of really good alignment and a
> BFH has a lot of merit as well.
>
> Fergus O
> 69 2000 (made a plaster splash of the Ford emblem on my kluge grille,
> buying casting resin today, so hopefully will have another "unique
> detail" soon)
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