while trying to pull my front drums...

[layedout72]

I come to find the passenger side with about 1/8 of the lip missing. Two good chunks out of the lip. Maybe this is a cause of vibrations for me! I'm sure there is more to it, but it may be a little bit of it anyways.

and of course I have to ask something! How DO you get them off? Do they come off just as the rears do? With a BFH and a towel to soften the blow? I don't mean to destroy it, just to knock it loose. Of am I missing something? Seems like the spindle/hub/wheel bearing comes out past the rim, and MAY hold it on....

[69rangerman]

I'll be taking mine off in a few weeks also and noticed I have big chunk missing off the passenger side front.

When I did the rears I had one that I had to hose down with PB blaster for a day. Then used a 2lb sledge and a short 2x4 and frammed...and I mean frammed around the center. After about 10 minutes of that it popped off.

Good luck.

[Wes]

this a 1/2 ton ? you might need to remove the dust cap, cotter pin, nut and washer, then the drum should slide off the spindle.

[FORDification]

Those chunks are missing probably because the previous owner ALSO decided to use a BFH to try beating it off (I'll bet he didn't get very far ) instead of removing it the correct way as Wes states.

[Thunderfoot]

Those missing chunks will definitely cause a vibration, it's usually felt more at higher "freeway" speeds...
It will be good to get that fixed, as front end vibrations are really hard on the suspension parts up there.

[layedout72]

this a 1/2 ton ? you might need to remove the dust cap, cotter pin, nut and washer, then the drum should slide off the spindle.

the only "cotter pin/nut" i see is on the back. Is that right? Or are talking about where the wheel bearing would be? The hub or whatever it is called, that sticks through the center wheel hole.

[layedout72]

I see how it all works now, but my god....do they REALLY want 70 dollars per drum???

[390Nut]

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[Wes]

this a 1/2 ton ? you might need to remove the dust cap, cotter pin, nut and washer, then the drum should slide off the spindle.

the only "cotter pin/nut" i see is on the back. Is that right? Or are talking about where the wheel bearing would be? The hub or whatever it is called, that sticks through the center wheel hole.

yes I am

[layedout72]

I am about to order from Rock Auto actually. I remembered my old thread where you said that. Saving me 70 bucks, even after shipping!

[390Nut]

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