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harvey69
 Post subject: brake issues
PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:35 pm 
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i own a 74 clubby and i tried to remove the drum brake casing to look at the wera and change the pads but i am unable to remove the skrews. tried almost everythin. is drilling the skrews out and using easy outs the best option. i wanto do a disc break conversion but the budget says no.
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 Post subject: Re: brake issues
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harvey69 wrote:
i own a 74 clubby and i tried to remove the drum brake casing to look at the wera and change the pads but i am unable to remove the skrews. tried almost everythin. is drilling the skrews out and using easy outs the best option. i wanto do a disc break conversion but the budget says no.


i had HEAPS of trouble removing lots of screws in the body of my car (havent touched the brakes yet)...i got a philips head attachment for my drill and just zapped em all with that...even the few that were well-rusted and totally imoveable by hand came out in a jiffy...

you've prolly already tried this though :)

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you will need to get an impact driver to remove them drill and eziout as a last option

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na i havent tried the drill thing yet kuz she is startin to thread the head of the skrew. what do rekon i try after i try the drill...[sounds stupid that i havent tried it yet but i just didnt wanto strip her bare]
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na i havent tried the drill thing yet kuz she is startin to thread the head of the skrew. what do rekon i try after i try the drill...[sounds stupid that i havent tried it yet but i just didnt wanto strip her bare]


when i was doing it by hand i found i almost stripped a number of them...the drill hits em so hard they just come out...whether they like it or not...even if there's only a tiny bit of thread left they still came out...i was well happy with that purchase :)

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ritio man thanks for the help. do u know where i kan pik up some new brake pads from? repco, supercheap? and what sorta price. thanks
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An impact screw driver is the best option. you can pick them up for about $15

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An impact screw driver is the best option. you can pick them up for about $15


sounds like a good alternative...not quite as good for drilling out rivets though :P hehehe...i didnt own a drill before this...so it was kinda necessary anyway :P

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yer if all else fails out the skrews come by drilling them out and using easy outs.
lol :twisted: cheers
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