Recent content by izze

I had a tick for the longest time. Could not pin point the noise. Turned out my timing gear nut came loose.

Thanks guys. Good info!

Okay, great. I assume that there is a smart way to remove the lower shaft from the engine if I ever wanted ti inspect it?

I'm rebuilding my distributor. I did a quick test fit of the shaft sleeve. The sleeve slides over the upper shaft without issue, and the pin lines up. The lower shaft also fits into the sleeve with a lot of wiggle room. I'm not sure how to install the lower shaft into the sleeve. And I'm not...

My backing plates have the bolt heads on the outside. And the nuts on the inside. I guess that is one problem. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. When adjusting the brakes, the front left always felt like it was dragging. Even with the adjustment screw backed out. But I do not hear any...

Now that I have all the brakes adjusted. I am getting a hellova grinding noise when turning to the left. I think it is coming from my front passengers hub. But I do not see any damage to the interior of the hub. Nor the brake pad. I'm not quite sure where the rub is happening. I wonder if the...

The inner diameter of the puller would only fit in the groove, of the grooved hubs. Only the corners touch the shoulder of my hub. Not making full contact. But yes, I did try putting the puller on the axle first :)

I replaced the pulley with a one piece. It sounds a little smoother. But still a some knocking. Maybe I just never noticed it before. Like SmokedTires says. It might just be the way it's supposed to sound. I'll keep putting MMO in the gas and keep an eye on it.

I pulled apart the rear brakes, cleaned and greased everything. It feels much better now. Going to adjust the brakes tomorrow. Hopefully I see a difference after the adjustment. Now I understand the issue with these pullers. Thanks for the info Bob. I assume shoulder hubs are steel. And...

I re read your post. I did not back off the adjustment wedge! Hub popped right off. Sometimes you need someone to tell you what your doing wrong. Thanks!

I tried the screwdriver hammer trick. I've pulled these drums 6 months ago using that method. The control rod is disconnected. The lever does not budge. This guy is stuck. I'm pretty sure I need the correct puller. Are these 12" drums? What's the 'best' puller? The two I used are not correct.

I think my drums are steel.

I just finish replacing my 2 piece pulley with a 1 piece. Went for a celebration drive. And had to smash the brakes to avoid an accident. Now my rear brake is locked up. I'm having difficulty pulling the drum. And all the pullers seem to be to small. I'm not finding a lot of info on large brake...

Fan blade is tight and I have a thrust collar on the pump shaft. But, my crank pulley wobbles quite a bit. It is a two piece pulley. I grabbed a one piece from a friend and will swap it out.

I will try everything suggested. Thanks for the recommendations.