Wheel cylinder removal how?!!
#1
10-10-2015, 06:36 PM
Wheel cylinder removal how?!!
Wondering how to remove wheel cylinder when nuts are rusted on and stripped. Also wondering how to remove shoes and hardware(springs etc keeping shoes on) spent weeks on this and thought its take a day at most..life
Last edited by jahkyleezy; 10-10-2015 at 06:38 PM.
#2
10-10-2015, 09:33 PM
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Mentor, Ohio
Posts: 12,156
Without seeing it, here's a couple "generic" answers:
- special sockets (I believe called "extractors") can be tried.
- using a hammer and pounding on a slightly smaller socket (make sure to use 6 point sockets for this, 12 point and you are asking for it to only get worse). Goal is to have a tight fit, that hugs what is left of the nut. I've had this work a couple of times.
- Use a grinder or dremel with a cutting wheel, try to make flat spots you can put the open end of a wrench on and spin it off.
- Cut the studs/nuts off.
- special sockets (I believe called "extractors") can be tried.
- using a hammer and pounding on a slightly smaller socket (make sure to use 6 point sockets for this, 12 point and you are asking for it to only get worse). Goal is to have a tight fit, that hugs what is left of the nut. I've had this work a couple of times.
- Use a grinder or dremel with a cutting wheel, try to make flat spots you can put the open end of a wrench on and spin it off.
- Cut the studs/nuts off.
#3
10-11-2015, 08:18 PM
As one of the resident Old-timer's, ... take these words to heart.
As you begin to attack this problem you have ...
Let nothing you do serve to make the present situation ... worse!!!
As you begin to attack this problem you have ...
Let nothing you do serve to make the present situation ... worse!!!
#4
10-12-2015, 06:11 AM
Thank you for advice i may have made it worse already by grinding. Socket wouldnt fit behind it, trying dremel today to cut off.
