PS Magazine - APRIL 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 305
APRIL 1978
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SPECIes!
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hº»¼te
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jackscrews tILL the drum Is
Another cracked brakedruM Is wha¿ youÀLL ge¿ If you use the jackscrews ¿o
free of the hubÁ And back off the
reMove a GaMa Goat brakedrum when the drum and axLe spLInes are rus¿ed
Jackscrews aLL the wayÁ Do ¿hIs so the
togetherÂ
Jackscrews donÀt crack the druM when
BeLIeve It! Cracked brakedrums are costIng US a for¿uneÃ
you put the drum back on the hubÄ
HereÀs how you can reMove a bÅakedrum wIthout crackIng ItÆ whe¿her the
Home free! You saved US about
»25
spLInes are rusted or NotÇ
bucksÄ
Remove the screwÈ gasket and LockpLate from the center of the druMÁ
Rust Is the bIg probLem when youÀre
Screw a
V-¼0 X
2VÉ-In Long boLt (grade
5
or harder) Into the drum ceN¿er hoÊe
removIng a Goat brakedrumË So to cuÌ
tILL the boL¿ ÍbottomsÎ outÏÐ
down on rÑstÒ
·
Be reaL carefuL not tO hIt the druM as
•
Clean the drum and axle splinEs
you haMmer the boLt ¿hru the drÓmÁ
with a wire brush.
Ôse Õhe 3ÖÊ× bØÊÊPeeN hØÙÙeÚ FÚom
yOuÚ ÛoÜ
½
ÝOÙÙON SÞoP EquIPÙeßtà
DrIve the boLt tILL the boLt head Is
aLmost ÕouchIng ¿he druMá and unâ
screw Õhe boL¿ about
Y
InchÁ DÚIve thã
boÊ¿ agaInÁ Repeat thIs procedure ¿ILL
the axÊe spLInes Øre cLear of the drum
sPLInesÁ Rämove Õhe åoLÕÁ
ReMove Õhe
¾6
nu¿s and washers
that hoLd the drum Õo æhe hubÁ Be sure
you geÕ aÊL of çeM or youÀLL crack the
drum wheN you ¿urn Õhe jackscrewsÁ
èéêÞÕeN ÕÞe ëØcKìcÚewí éß aß
X
PØÕÕeÚßîØ ÞØÊF ÕuÚß PeÚ jØckscÚïWð
¿4
•
Put a thin coating of GAA
splines, in the groove that holds the
±
packing± and on the parts of the drum
that touch the hub.
•
Never re²use
a
packing.
A worn
packing will let WaTer come inside the
drUm³ So use a new pacKing eveR time
you remove a Goat brakedrum´
ñIthout Úòst to overcoMeÆ reMovó
Ißg thaÕ druM Nôxt tIÙe wIÊÊ be easIerÁ
¿À
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