54 truck, want to do front wheel bearings, tried loosening the pads but drums dont come off also tried hitting wit BFH. do i remove hub as per shop manual? also want to replace ext. trim around door glass, appears to be clipped at top ,does this just pop off or do i pull out torch and adult beverages?
Brakes I can't say for sure on yours. The truck I bought had been sitting for 15 years. The drum had rusted so bad it was tight against the pads. You said you used a BFH. I did too but it also required a pry bar against the back plate. Good luck with that. As for the door trim, it just pops off. Be careful not to bend or dent. Start at the covered seam (high spot that looks molded). Rick
thanks Rick, maybe i need BIGGER BFH with adult bevarages. the rear drums came off easy, but i thought i read in shop manual that the fronts had to have hubs removed ? to take drums off [make sense?]
listen to the shop manual.. To get the trim off the door you have to remove the vent window, dont forget the bolt at the bottom of the vent channel. You can get to it from the lower access panel. The window channel has to be removed, and possably the window(cant remember for sure). When you get all that done there are 3 or 4 small screws from inside the moulding that need to be removed. If your using the factory service manual than I would heed what it says, it is a very useful tool. Chris
Not sure on a 54 but on the 52 the drum is riveted to the hub. Also on my 65 they were riveted. I would take the spindle nut off and see if the whole assembly comes off. I took mine off and ground the rivets off. now they work like a slip on drum. Ther is also a spot where there is a bent spot in the drum that has to go into a hole on the hub. If not put back the same way the drum won't set flat.
my rear drums where stuck on so bad, that i had to loosen the wheel cyliders, and stick a screwdriver in the adjusting slot and knock them out. but i have nice ol huck brakes, and i was replacing everything anyway... thanks to mr zig himself
Wheel Bearing Service O.K. , this one is easy , : you DON'T take the drum off the hub ! just remove the cotter pin then the nut & washer and give the tire a big yank and the whole wheel/brake drum/hub comes flying off easily You DID remember to lay out a clean towel for the outer wheel bearing & race to plop into , right ? Now comes the really nifty not in any shop manual ever part : set aside the outer bearing and race , now re-install the wheel complete and screw on the bearing nut and the big washer *if* it'll fit though the outer race..... (ball bearing it won't) , give the whole schmeer another big yank and LO ! the assembly comes off but the inner wheel bearing and seal remain on the spindle undamaged if you pulled it straight out ~ see how nice dealer training is Clean everything using clean LINT FREE rags , don't forget to scoop all that unecessary grease out of the big open space in the center of the hub , this way the heat won't build up and cause the new grease to run out of the bearing.... didn't know about that either , didja ? I think (hope) there's a good writup in the archives on how to properly re-pack the roller bearings , you must not shove the grease in through the rollers like you do with ball bearings ! the grease MUST be inserted through the edge until it mooshes out the far side of the bearing , your FLAPS will have a nifty cheap bearing packer tool if you don't know how/like the mushing in grease sideways thing . Use _ONLY_ short fibre Molybiumdisulfide disc brake grease , it'll be _black_ in color , brown is crap , don't use it no matter what the label says . Synthetic grease is great too , if you're rich . There's prolly more I forgot , the others will chime in soon or look in older posts under bearings , brakes etc. , this forum is a goldmine of good information and DIY ' How To ' stuff .
Because You don't really need me . There's plenty og people here who'll tell you the same stuff I do and it's gotta be on the Internet or in old shop manuals.... Trust me , I'd love to be there but then you'd never get to touch anything.....
