stuck drum brake

12vcummins59 · Nov 17, 2016

Trying to do the brakes on my 96 ram 2500 but the drum is stuck bad. It will spin but no movement other than that what so ever. Sprayed pb blaster in all the gaps and tapped it with a hammer, got to the point where I was beating it with the back of an 8 pound maul. I didn't want to torch it cause is was covered in Pb blaster. Any ideas? Thanks.

dudeman2009 · Nov 17, 2016

12lb sledge. Hit the front, back and face of the drum. Its just a lot of rust. To free mine I took it for a drive and rode the brakes a bit to get the drums nice and hot. Smacked them real good with the sledge and they popped off within 5 hits.

12vcummins59 · Nov 17, 2016

Thank-you will try it

Rustycowl69 · Nov 18, 2016

am I missing something? isn't a 3/4 ton a full floater rear axle? Don't you need to remove axle shafts, and wheel bearings and adjuster nut, first? Did you do that, first?

Shady · Nov 18, 2016

X2 on the sledge hammer... Beat it like it owes you money!

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dudeman2009 · Nov 18, 2016

Rustycowl69 said:
am I missing something? isn't a 3/4 ton a full floater rear axle? Don't you need to remove axle shafts, and wheel bearings and adjuster nut, first? Did you do that, first?

I think only the duallies were full float. I know the 2500s are semi, my buddy has a 2500 with a cummins and we replaced his drums and pads this summer.

12vcummins59 · Nov 18, 2016

Got the drum off today with loosening the parking brake tightener and smacked it a couple more times thanks for the help

Gr8bawana · Nov 22, 2016

That is not a parking brake tightener. It adujusts the brake shoes and is actuated when you use the parking brake.
I'm sure everyone thought you had already backed off the brake shoes.
Good luck with your brakes.
http://www.ramforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=80343&stc=1&d=1479833223

Rustycowl69 · Nov 22, 2016

dudeman2009 said:
I think only the duallies were full float. I know the 2500s are semi, my buddy has a 2500 with a cummins and we replaced his drums and pads this summer.

my 76 Power Wagon w200 has Dana60 w/full floating (rear) axles. I don't know 100%, but pretty sure 3/4tons still have full floaters. If it's 8lug wheels, it should be full floater.

dudeman2009 · Nov 22, 2016

Rustycowl69 said:
my 76 Power Wagon w200 has Dana60 w/full floating (rear) axles. I don't know 100%, but pretty sure 3/4tons still have full floaters. If it's 8lug wheels, it should be full floater.

Thats possible, the 3500s with singles very well could be full float. I've just never seen an 8 lug on anything but a dualie for the Gen 2s

Mattx15 · Nov 22, 2016

12vcummins59 said:
Trying to do the brakes on my 96 ram 2500 but the drum is stuck bad. It will spin but no movement other than that what so ever. Sprayed pb blaster in all the gaps and tapped it with a hammer, got to the point where I was beating it with the back of an 8 pound maul. I didn't want to torch it cause is was covered in Pb blaster. Any ideas? Thanks.

ever try kroil? its in orange cans either spray or pour the stuff is expensive but in my opinion is the best on the market i have tried, puts pb blaster to shame

jeffstoy · Nov 23, 2016

Mattx15 said:
ever try kroil? its in orange cans either spray or pour the stuff is expensive but in my opinion is the best on the market i have tried, puts pb blaster to shame

I never had much luck with Kroil. Besides, it is expensive and really stinks. Somebody did a comparison of all the rust busters out there and the winner was a home brew of 50:50 ATF and acetone. I have not tried it yet.

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dapepper9 · Nov 23, 2016

jeffstoy said:
I never had much luck with Kroil. Besides, it is expensive and really stinks. Somebody did a comparison of all the rust busters out there and the winner was a home brew of 50:50 ATF and acetone. I have not tried it yet.

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50/50 is good ****. That's all i use now

dudeman2009 · Nov 23, 2016

jeffstoy said:
I never had much luck with Kroil. Besides, it is expensive and really stinks. Somebody did a comparison of all the rust busters out there and the winner was a home brew of 50:50 ATF and acetone. I have not tried it yet.

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You will have a hard time beating that mix.

crazzywolfie · Nov 23, 2016

Gr8bawana said:
That is not a parking brake tightener. It adujusts the brake shoes and is actuated when you use the parking brake.
I'm sure everyone thought you had already backed off the brake shoes.
Good luck with your brakes.
http://www.ramforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=80343&stc=1&d=1479833223

yup you have to sometimes back those things off a lot to get the drum off. it really depends on how much of a lip is on the drum. took a set off today. at least adjusting them back to where they need to be is easy. my buddy was happy with how much better his brakes felt after just adjusting that adjuster. even his park brake started working better. that adjuster effects a lot.

here is a link to the article that did the testing with atf/acetone
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7J17pYhhC6LaUpHREtMOWQ3Vjg/view?usp=sharing

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