hey all, i have a rear hub that needs changing badly on my driver side. i know that to remove the drum, all i need to do is take out the 2 big phillips screws and knock it off or use the threaded holes to push it off with a screw. my PROBLEM is that the two retaining screws are badly rusted and seized. Additionally, it looks like the PO stripped them a bit as well so i was not able to get a good grip on them.
My question is this: Can i just drill the screws out so that i can get the drum off and then NOT replace them when i put the drum back on? i have owned many cars and trucks and this is the first i have ever owned that had retaining screws on the drums. on most of the vehicles i have owned the drum is simply held on by the wheel and lugnuts.
is there any issue with this that i am overlooking?
rear drum and hub removal
- umcamara
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Re: rear drum and hub removal
Proceed as planned.
Re: rear drum and hub removal
umcamara wrote:Proceed as planned.
hehehe that looks like a "been there, done that" type of answer. Thanks man
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makes you wonder why they put those little screws there at all, especially phillips head!