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Anyone ever make a brake drum puller. I have found ones for over $100 but I don’t want to pay that much and they only have a 5” reach. I need to pull the brake drums on my Long 610 and I need a puller with a 10 to 12 inch reach. A gear puller will not work, already tried that. There is very little clearance (maybe ½ “ or less) between the drum and the housing and the jaws on a gear puller will not fit in that space. Wondering if anyone has come up with something else or made one? Thanks
 
If its the kind of drum that is only held in place with the wheel studs, simply heat the drum around the studs and the drum should pull right off.
 
No, it is different from that type. The brake bands grip on the outside of the drum. There are no lug bolts on the drum. The drum slips onto the axel and is kept from rotating by a key between the drum and the axel shaft.
 
Some cars you could hammer the stud till it falls in and then drive screwdriver between drum and axle flange forcing them loose. Need new stud when finished. Also loosen adjustment on brake shoes before fighting with them. Sometimes you have to knock a hole in backing plate. They are not always completely punches through. Dave
 
Years ago I saw a mechanic who would have a fairly heavy chain about 10'+, put an end link on lug stud then lug nut. He would then stand back with some slack in chain and pop the chain like a whip. It would yank the drum right off. I never tried it.
 
Is this your set up. looks as there are some holes in the drum you might pull with.
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Is there a set screw holding the drum to the axle? Can you get the head of a carriage bolt to hook behind the drum? If so you could use some threaded rod, rod couplings and carriage bolts to maybe pull it off. DH
 
(quoted from post at 15:23:46 01/11/11) Is there a set screw holding the drum to the axle? Can you get the head of a carriage bolt to hook behind the drum? If so you could use some threaded rod, rod couplings and carriage bolts to maybe pull it off. DH
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I'm with DH on the carriage bolt idea. I've used one to pull a transmission pilot bearing and rigged them up with tapped plates for similar stuff. I've turned the heads down by twirling them in front of a grinder to adjust the size to get them to fit into tight places.
 
I have a drum puller I got from the Matco tool guy. I haven't found any automotive drum it won't pull. If the adjusters are stuck and there is a ridge on the drum, it will pretty much break all of the adjuster and hold downs, but the drum comes off easily.
 
If it is the same as a car with drums try striking the drum between the studs with a hammer. Have had good success with this method. Sometimes it takes a while.
 
I welded two pieces of angle iron together, back to back, I slid one edge behind the drum and put the claws of a gear puller on the other edge. Thought it was a great idea, but the angle iron kept slipping out as I applied pressure.

No, there is no set screw.

I like the carriage bolt idea, I will give it a try. It may be a few days before I get back to it. I may be in Texas but it has been below freezing for 4 days and I hate to heat up and put pressure on iron when it is that cold.
 
Well I finally got it off. I gave up on all the ideas and pulled my largest gear puller out and went to the grinder. I ground off the ends of the gear puller to make the teeth / claws thinner. I was worried I would grind it to thin and they would break. I finally got it ground down thin enough to fit between the drum and the housing. I put several turn of pressure on the puller and then tapped it a few times with a rubber mallet and it popped right off. When I went to pull the other drum off, it popped off as I was trying to put the gear puller on it. Now I am replacing the bands and getting ready to put her back together. Thanks for all the input.
 
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