Rear Drums...Success!

[97ranger22bronco]

After trying several smaller pullers, I got the heavy duty OEMTools one from Amazon to pull the drums off. After two iterations we have success!! Looks like almost a quarter of a shoe rusted to the inside of the drum, . Which would explain so many things about why the thing didn't want to come off.

 

[SenorNoob]

Those shoes look new... LOL

Congratulations on getting it.

 

[mikkelstuff]

Definitely time for the Mustang rear disc brake upgrade. Same sort of reason I apparently had no effective rear drum brakes.

I have written up a journal with pictures detailing the conversion for my '02 Ranger if that is helpful. Just send PM me an email address.

 

[bobbywalter]

why i just cut them off. turning that true will warp the hell out of it in use.

 

[19Walt93]

There was a TSB about sealing the holes in the backing plates to prevent that, the left side brakes would get rusty due to water intrusion. I sealer the backing plates on my 2004 when I did the PDI and the original brakes were still in good shape when I traded it toward my 2011. I pulled the drums every May for state inspection, dumped out the dust and put the drums back on. on the 2011, I had to disassemble the rear disc brakes, grind the rust off all the slide points and relube everything every spring.

 

[97ranger22bronco]

why i just cut them off. turning that true will warp the hell out of it in use.

I got new drums to go on there along with the new shoes, hardware, and wheel cylinders