I've decided I want Disc Brakes on my PW. Therefore the first thing I did after getting the truck home was remove the brake drums and hubs.
It wasn't as bad as it could have been. It looks like the brakes had been replaced just prior to the PW being put to sleep. The drums show very little grooving and the pads show very little wear.
I'm not a professional mechanic and I've never worked on a PW before. I don't have a manual (but will be buying one). As a rookie I discovered several things to remember, that will help make this easier in the future.
1) Your going to need some big tools. I had to buy a 1 1/2" socket and 3/4" drive to take the lug nuts off. 2) The lug nuts on the drivers side are left hand threads. Thankfully this only cost me about 15 minutes before I rememebered a recent post on the forum that mentioned someone changing all their wheel studs to right hand. 3) Your going to need the mother of all flat blade screw drivers to take the three screws out of the brake drum. I didn't have one and the screw heads where pretty chewed up, so I took them out with a flat punch and a hammer. 4) You need to loosen the brake pads to get the brake drum off. There are four adjusters on each wheel. Two are located at 10 and 2 oclock and rotate a cam that pushes against the pad. They don't turn very far and I just turned them so the drum turned easier. Same for the two adjusters at the bottom. 5) After you take the brake drums off and remove the hub ends, there are two large nuts holding the hub in place. If the hubs are packed with grease (like mine) you can't tell there are two nuts. Most vehicles I've worked on have one nut with a coter key. So this issue cost be about 15 minutes. The nuts are also very large.
The hubs are off and on there way to Medford Oregan. To be continued......
Date(s): October 8th 2005. Album by David Lynch. 1 - 24 of 36 Total. 2123 Visits.
I enabled the right click option so you can save pictures. - Davetec, Wed, 12 Oct 2005 5:49AM
Thanks for the information and pics. is it possible to get a copy of the pics?? - Dave, Tue, 11 Oct 2005 4:11AM
Great start. The photographic detail is amazing. If you don't subscribe to the Power Wagon Advertiser, it is a real resource and encouragement. Gordon's advice on getting the drums turned ("don't") and his explanation is priceless! You are starting a great venture. - Bob Spooner, Mon, 10 Oct 2005 4:57PM
enlarge 83KB, 640x634 1 Take the tire off.
enlarge 92KB, 640x640 2 Take the three screws out that hold the brake drum on.
enlarge 56KB, 640x480 3 Loosen the brakes.
enlarge 43KB, 640x480 4 This is what the inside of the adjuster looks like. It turns a cam that pushes the brake pad out.
enlarge 56KB, 640x480 5 Lower Brake Pad Adjusters
enlarge 66KB, 640x480 6 This is what the lower adjusters look like from the inside.
enlarge 82KB, 640x574 7 Take the end cap bolts and/or nuts off and pull the axle out.
enlarge 101KB, 640x480 8 Take the TWO nuts off the end of the housing.
enlarge 93KB, 640x590 9 Here's what you end up with on the rear hubs. "That outside bearing lockn..." View Comments...
enlarge 114KB, 640x572 10 Here's what you end up with on the front hubs.
enlarge 69KB, 640x480 11 Rear Passanger Side
enlarge 38KB, 640x480 12 Rear Passanger Side
enlarge 58KB, 640x480 13 Rear Passanger Side
enlarge 54KB, 640x480 14 Rear Passanger Site
Notice the blue silicone. This wheel is missing the outer seal and someone improvised.
