This bad boy is my last hope. I've already busted two wheel studs off this wheel is so rusty (hence having to remove the drum), and the drum is rusted to the lugs and the wheel hub so hard that it's already defeated the scissor jack and chains (destroyed the jack), penetrating oil, hammering on it, and torching it with the acetylene torch to try to get it popped loose. It's not even binding on the shoes at all, just seized around those wheel lugs and that hub center. Unfortunately my drum doesn't have those little holes that are supposed to be used to drive the drum off the wheel hub. I've never seen wheels/ brake systems rusted like they have been in the last 3 years, and I used to live in the northeast! Damn that liquid ice melt the use on the roads these days! UPDATE: YASSSSS! Happy day! Astro P. has made me a happy guy! I will say it took 2 tries, and I had to apply my extra long carpentry clamp to pinch the astro jaws down hard onto the edges of the drum, because they popped off on the first attempt when I gave it the beans. Money well spent on this tool!

@JTapia512

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the update glad it worked out for you...just ordered one for myself.

We are bearing puller manufacturer in China and focus on export wholesale. I think this video is very good! It teach many people how to use bearing puller. 👍👍

@lordjaashin

2 жыл бұрын

why is chinesium weak?

@1FaSS01

2 жыл бұрын

@@lordjaashin why do clouds piss on us?🤣🤣

@mdemers767

2 жыл бұрын

@@lordjaashin - Keep laughing oh foolish one. You've been demanding cheap Chinesium from your elected representatives for the past four decades, and they've been laughing with your money all the way to the bank while our jobs have been sent overseas or automated with the low grade raw materials that come back the other way. You reinforce this with every trip to Walmart. And before you blame Democrats or Republicans, they're both guilty. Conservatives more so, with their focus on corporate profits over labor rights, but Democrats are certainly no innocents on this.

Nice 👍

Amazing how much pressure a few threads can create. Worst part of this is the invisible fog of brake dust flying out when the drum lets go.

I am a bit confused after watching this. What is the purpose of the nut you put on the screw, near the Tip? Why is it there?

@damonlinkous

Жыл бұрын

@Romulan112 The nut is what the main screw turns against. If that's unclear take a look at the parts breakdown and instructions in the product downloads on the Astro Pneumatic website. www.astrotools.com/product/heavy-duty-hub-drum-and-rotor-puller-kit/

Nice

Helpful hint... Instead of trying to mount it horizontal to the ground... (side to side). Hang the puller top to bottom... vertical.

@damonlinkous

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip! Makes sense, I did it this way because other videos showed horizontal and so do the instructions. The other issue was trying to get the points of the arms between the brake drum and the backing plate at the same time lining up the center screw on the crown nut.

@PelicanPines

3 жыл бұрын

@@damonlinkous a friend suggested a bar clamp to hold the puller against the drum... thats when we tried hooking one on the top. Let gravity help.

@toddpollock4552

3 жыл бұрын

Worked for then first rotor then on the second it exploded and the rotor didn’t budge....be careful when using this tool

@djjammindave

3 жыл бұрын

@@toddpollock4552 😲😳😱

@flyboy2610

3 жыл бұрын

@@PelicanPines You can also use a ratchet strap around the tool to help hold it in place.

super

Was there a ridge on the brake drum that the shoes hung up on ? I was lucky and used a slide hammer to remove the rears on a Chevy Celebrity .

@damonlinkous

3 жыл бұрын

@billsmith Worse than a ridge the drums were rusted together with both the hub face between the studs and the metal parts of the brake shoes. The drums were fine after having them turned.

Did you try to back off the brake adjustment

@damonlinkous

2 жыл бұрын

No, the drums on the 67 Camaro don't have adjuster access in the back plate. The drums do have knockouts for adjuster access on their face, but they hadn't been opened. Afterwards I did take out the knockouts and install rubber plugs so access would be available in the future.

I've seen some people think that the drum is stuck, but it really wasn't. They had their parking brake on. Yeah, that'll stick it.

@damonlinkous

2 жыл бұрын

It would, but this was a front wheel, so no emergency brake to consider.

@keepingup2952

2 жыл бұрын

@@damonlinkous One of those "some people" was me. Ha!

Does HF have any, just trying to save money for a weekend mechanic.

@mdemers767

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think so. But I bet you could shade tree it with some heavy gauge flat stock and some grade 10 bolts and nuts. Might take a little fab work too. If you don't have the skills and torch already, probably just worth it to buy this tool. I found it to be well worth it. There are slightly cheaper alternatives like OTC, and I think NAPA has a similar tool rental item.

You lost me on something here. You put two lug nuts on two studs, "like the directions tell you." I then continued to watch and don't see the lug nuts anymore. The drum comes loose and I still don't see the lug nuts. Did you remove them? No longer needed? Excellent video!!

@damonlinkous

2 жыл бұрын

Good catch, I must have removed them, but can't remember why now.

@mdemers767

2 жыл бұрын

Probably so when the drum pops loose it doesn't come off the lugs, fall, and break your toes or foot or hit you in the shins, that's all. Probably just takes one lug nut to keep it on there.

Easiest way to get drums off is adjusting the shoes down

@nightstorm9128

3 жыл бұрын

What if like my car there is no access to the adjuster screw inside the drum....

@damonlinkous

2 жыл бұрын

The drums on this 67 Camaro didn't have any access holes either in the backing plate or the drum itself. Once I had them off the car I found there were the knockouts in the face of the drums, so I knocked those out with a cold chisel and have added rubber caps. Now I'll be able to make adjustments if needed.

@damonlinkous

2 жыл бұрын

@@nightstorm9128 Then you force them off like I did. :-)

How much you pay for that kit

@damonlinkous

3 жыл бұрын

www.amazon.com/Heavy-Duty-Drum-Rotor-Puller/dp/B01JBIU7F4/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=ASTRO+78830&qid=1591808167&sr=8-1

@borgsimpson935

3 жыл бұрын

under $140

手煞車沒有放開，當然拿不下來

@damonlinkous

2 жыл бұрын

According to Google translate you said "The handbrake is not released, of course it can’t be taken off". Dude, no handbrake on a 1967 Camaro, and anyway this is the front drivers side wheel, no e-brake up front.

I despise cars that come with drum brakes any at all not even rear. I refuse to buy a car that isn't disc all the way around.

@damonlinkous

2 жыл бұрын

Cool story bro. ;-)

I'd say your lucky it didn't fly off and break your fingers if it was to release fast.

@damonlinkous

2 жыл бұрын

I think you are right. Probably a bad idea to wrap your fringers between the tool and the drum. Luckily this one was forced off fairly smoothly once it started moving. There was a tremendous amount of force applied before it started moving though and could have been a more explosive release.

@ryans9103

2 жыл бұрын

@@damonlinkous i know i was cringing. Just thinking I've played this game before and i got lucky too.

@mdemers767

2 жыл бұрын

@@damonlinkous - That's how it was with mine tonight. Drum rusted to the hub. Quite a bang when it let go. Just left one of the lug nuts on there a few threads to solve the threat problem, but it never made it that far.

That wasn’t stuck

@damonlinkous

2 жыл бұрын

@papa_bits Thanks for letting me know, I really thought it was.