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Rear brake Drum question

How do you pull the drum off.

Do I need a two bolts to pry the drum off
and if so what Size bolts do I need?

I have searched and was unable to located the info I needed throught thousand of threads!

thanks for any help provided.

 
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Listen up monkey boy..All you do is jack the car take the wheel off and then just grab the rear drum and pull on it..It should come off, if it doesnt then tap it with a hammer and add wd40 around the hub and continue tapping on top of the drum and on the face of it where the studs are..It should come off..If you have a second set of hands available you tap the drum and have the other person turn it counter clock wise and then it should come off...

If all this fails take two flat edge screw drivers and pry behind the backing plate and drum slowly to release it...

OK REP PLEASE
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Well monkey boy! LOL

Me and my dad (retired military mechanic) did all of the above and the fu<king drum would not come off. so I wanted to us the two threaded hole on the drum to back the rotor off but I don't know thread size.

Sorry you were no help
and get no rep points.

 
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You're right about needing a bolt to push the drum off. It's tapered, it won't just fall off monkey boy. Bah, I don't remember the sizing though.

 
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all you need to do is hit the top of the drum really hard about 2 or 3 times with a hammer and it will loosen it up then you pull it off. You do not need to thread any bolts in there. Like Viper said, give it to really hard swings with the hammer and it will loosen up to where you can pull it off. If it isnt working that way, then you arent hitting the drum hard enough with the hammer.

 
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you are talking about the cover right? if it isnt coming off easily it is just very rusted and will take a little more work to get apart.. unless you are speaking of something else... sorry.. i'm no help LOL

 
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^^ Give him the REP!

Listen to this guy. He knows what he is talking about. Hit it hard in the middle using a heavy duty hammer. You will see rust and dust exploding out from the drums. After hitting the drums, use a flat screw driver to pry between the drums.

 
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as previously stated I used hammer a mini sledge to be exact
and I used the screw driver pry method
all while me or my father where pulling on the drum

so I want to know what size bolt do I need to back the rotor off?

 
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You do not need thread the bolt. The cover of the drums are held together when you mount back your tires. Like I said before, don't tap the cover. Use your mighty strengthens and hit the middle of the drums.

 
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Pull the bolts out of the bracket that holds the brake line they are the right size to remove the drum. It works fine my friend's drum would not come off with any amount of hammering, but the bolts popped it right off

 
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oh my god, hit the drum harder man. It shouldnt be on there that tight. Take a hammer and pound the **** out of it, it should only take a few swings to do the trick. Like gilmore said, you will see dust come out, then hit it again, it will loosen up. HIT IT HARD, dont be afraid.

 
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If 03CivicSi is right about the bolt, that's the only helpful post in this place. I just dug into my bucket of bolts and found one.

 
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thanks forhe help I was asking for.

I provide rep tomorrw when the system allows me to give some out.

and people stop telling to hammer tyhe **** out of it.
I already did with a mini sledge hammer it didn't work.
I haven't changed the things since I got the car in october of 2001.

 
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Listen up man ive taken **** apart that was so tight it was a biatch..

Take 2 Flathead screw drivers OK and pry on each side of the drum while your dad hits the hell out of it on top..It takes some muscle Monkey Boy loll But im sure you can do it..While he is hitting pull on both screw drivers man it should come off...

 
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^^^

for some reason, you all arent hitting it hard enough or long enough. Dont be scared, hit the hell out of the top of the drum, it shouldnt be on there that tight.

 
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U need 2 m8x1.25 bolts at least that is what my 2012 lx takes

 
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This post is two generations older than your car. Please don't revive old threads.

 
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would it be the same size for a 92-95 civic? 8mm x 1.25?