Removing Rear Hubs & Drums

Roger Harmon
Roger Harmon Expert Adviser
edited November -1 in HUDSON
I understand that I shouldn't use a knock-off hub puller to get the rear drums off my Hudson. Can I use a slide-hammer type that bolts onto the drum with out damaging the axle/differential?



R/ Roger.

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  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    I think a slide-hammer is fine, so long as you slide the weight OUT, LOL!



    What's wrong with the regular old standby puller, the kind that bolts to the brake drum and then you hit the dogbone with a heavy hammer to tighten the screws against the drum?
  • Roger Harmon
    Roger Harmon Expert Adviser
    Jon B,



    Nuthin',.. except I don't have one. I borrowed this one. I wanted to check before I tried to use it.



    R/ Roger.
  • PAULARGETYPE
    PAULARGETYPE Senior Contributor
    HERE IS HOW IT SHOULD BE DONE



    http://groups.msn.com/HudsonEssexTerraplaneBulletinBoard/rearwheelpuller.msnw
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    One tip, make sure you remove the cotter pin and nut before smacking the puller...I found out the hard way that it works much better that way.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    I robbed the nut off a rear wheel on a parts car then started loading the car on a trailer - the hub and wheel fell off - go figure ??
  • Uncle Josh
    Uncle Josh Senior Contributor
    If the taper breaks but the shoes still hang on, and the adjuster is frozen so you can't release the drums, you should remove the big nut on the top behind the backing plate that holds the anchor pin. That will release the shoes.
  • Uncle Josh
    Uncle Josh Senior Contributor
    Ayuh, I whomped on RBs 54 until I felt sorry for it. I then supported the axle and the other end of the doggy bone which I think tranlated more of the whomp into torque.



    BTW, make sure you have the nut on the axle so the ends are about flush. That way the nut will prevent the axle from getting deformed by the puller, and will stop the drum from going across the garage when she breaks loose.
  • Roger Harmon
    Roger Harmon Expert Adviser
    Uncle Josh,



    I will heed your advice, except the drum would have to skid across the driveway; The truck is too big to go in the garage! I'll try on Sunday, if the Hurricane has passed by then! I'll keep you all posted.



    BTW: I borrowed the slide hammer puller from Mr. Norman Jacks. His Jet is beautiful. I haven't seen his brother's 54 Hornet sedan yet, but I'm still trying.



    R/ Roger.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Roger,

    The best way that I have found by far it to use an old axle from a mid sixties Chrysler product (same bolt pattern as the Hudson). Punch out the studs on the axle. Match up the hub end of the axle to the bolt holes on the drum. Go to a hardware store and get (5) 3 1/2" bolts with the same thread pattern. Slowly tighten them into the drum. The drum will pop right off using this method.



    Glenn Degere
  • Roger Harmon
    Roger Harmon Expert Adviser
    I got 'em off! The slide hammer didn't work, it just made my hands (and ears) hurt after an hour. I found (borrowed) a three-legged puller like suggested in this thread, but it didn't have a dog bone to hit; I used the three foot extension wrench that came with it. It was easy! It seemed to take longer to get the wheels off than to pop the hubs loose! I hope to get the wheel cyl's and shoes replaced tomorrow. I bought a small tube of anti-seize to put on the tapers when it goes back together.



    Those drums seem pretty skimpy, and I didn't see a maximum diameter stamped anywhere. How do you know if they're too thin?



    R/ Roger.
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