Tag Axle Brake Drum

[Stormcloud]

Ordered some new shoes and hardware for one tag wheel
today from Luke.

What are the chances I'm gonna have trouble removing the drum? And are replacements readily available, or are they
specific to MCI 7,8,9s??

Wish me luck!

Mark

[Van]

Back off them adjusters  Good luck Mark 

[bevans6]

The drums are held on with a number of countersunk screws.  Develop a plan for getting them out.  I would start with an acetylene torch and get the cutting head out for when the heat and the impact driver doesn't work.  You can flame-gouge the screw heads off.  On the other hand, try a screwdriver first, last guy in might have used anti-seize on the screws....

Brian

[luvrbus]

The drums are nothing special the hardware and shoes aren't either buy the aftermarket drums from Nick's Truck Parts it will save you some bucks and they hold up

[bobofthenorth]

As far as getting those miserable little countersunk screws out goes, what Brian says X2.

Soak them with your favorite weasel piss.  Shock them with heat a few times and let them cool off completely.  And don't mess around with a regular screwdriver - start out with the impact driver and be ready to go to the red wrench if they don't turn.  When I spray weasel piss on a rusty bolt I will often hit it a few times with a BFH.  Center a drift on the screw head and whack it really hard a few times and then soak it again for a while.

Good luck - we're coming your way sometime in late Sept or early Oct.  I can bring a BFH if you don't have one.

[gumpy]

There's a page on my site with photos and description of removing the screws. Not difficult with some proper tools.
Torch and flat punch usually do the trick. If not, use a small cold chisel or center punch to get them turning.

[luvrbus]

I do like Brian I torch the heads off remove the drum then you can unscrew the bolt usually easy with a pair of channel locks easy I don't fool with them lol yours may not even have the screws most people don't reinstall those they are only to hold the drum with the wheel off fat chance the drum will fall off 

[gumpy]

Board appears to be messing up. This was posted on another thread.

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Good thought. I like the idea of getting the trailer back, but, I'm not sure about the extra miles on that bus. He's putting new tires on the front for now.
Rears need to be inspected first.

It has a hitch, but I don't know how it's wired. I was going to bring a toad converter in case I needed to hook one up for toad lights.

Also, if it gets to MN and the weather turns bad (not unusual in Oct), it'll be sitting here through the winter, and I don't have a place to
keep it at my house. If it's got to spend the winter away from it's owner, FL is a better option.

It really needs someone to look it over well and make sure it's good to go.

If the truck deal works out and you come up to get it, maybe I can ride back with you and bring the bike in the garage. We could pick up the trailer on the way
down. Then I'd just need a way from your place down down to where the bus is. Calendar is a biggie, too. I won't be able to do this now till the middle of Oct.

[John316]

I got my screws out the easy way. I found a cold steel chisel that fit the flat head screws perfectly. Then I found a socket to fit the chisel. Then I put that on my impact, and back those suckers out of there. It worked really well, and they were really rusted in there.