LOL! My experience with them if it has been sitting for that long and the shoes are frozed there is no way in h_ _ _ you are going to be able to move the adjusters. And as an afterthought, if he is going to change out the tranny anyway why bother removing the drum. --- On Wed, 8/5/09, Dan Martin <danandkatrinamartin@xxxxxxx> wrote: From: Dan Martin <danandkatrinamartin@xxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: tranny swap, going to a big nut from a split case To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2009, 8:57 AM Make sure the adjusters are backed off if you can move them. On Aug 5, 2009, at 8:52 AM, sammie smith wrote: > Pour the PB blaster to the inside of the drum, give plenty of time for it to > soak, then hammer the heck out of the outside brake shoe part of the drum. > It's probably frozen to the brake shoes. You may have to get a wheel > puller. You can also give it some good ratcheting by putting a good air > wrench on the axle nut and work it back and forth between forward and > reverse. My bet is that it is rusted solid to the brake shoes. > > --- On Wed, 8/5/09, Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [tcb] tranny swap, going to a big nut from a split case > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2009, 8:10 AM > > ok, from what i've read i just need this: > > http://www.wolfgangint.com/Parts/Trans+Adapter/Type+2/ > > and do some slight grinding on that and everything slides in to place easy as > pie correct??? or do i need to do some grinding to the nose cone as well??? > > one thread on teh samba says one thing, the other says another, i figured one > of you may know, the answer to this > > and how in the heck can i get a stuck drum unstuck??? i've tried heat, BFH, > prayer, pry-bar, nothing works. any suggestions??? > > oh, even tried dragging the damn thing down the driveway with a good sticky > tire, that didn't work either, just left a beg black skid mark on the > pavement. > > Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. Try BingT now.