Alright, I'll throw this one out to the gearhead brain trust.
1961 MGA 1600 Mk. II. Been in storage since 1989, for reasons not relevant. It has moved in some form or fashion since then, but I think it's been in its current spot since at least 1999, maybe earlier.
We're trying to move it, and the brakes are stuck (disc front, drum rear). We got one front rolling easily, the second took liberal application of various penetrants (ATF + acetone, and PB Blaster a couple of years later). Since getting them freed, I've put motor oil on the pads to the point where I can turn the rotors through freely by hand at the studs (very short lever), and there's a film of oil left to prevent further rust.
Left rear (drum) was really stiff, but with enough force, it got to where we could turn it with a crowbar. Doing so, I slacked the adjuster off fully (the adjuster is accessed through a hole in the front of the drum, not from the rear as with most cars, so the drum has to turn until the hole is aligned to adjust it) and it now freewheels.
Right rear is being a cast-iron *****. I've tried a hub puller with a crowbar through it and literally bent a crowbar (twice!) by standing on the end without any response from the drum. Dad's hit it with a sledgehammer many times, to no avail. I tried a gear puller around the back edge of the drum to pull it off; no dice. There's no place to get penetrating oil onto the surface of the shoes, so that's a non-starter. We haven't tried heat (my torch is being stupid), but that's about all we haven't tried yet. As tight as it is (bent a crowbar!), I don't see that being much help, but I'm willing to talk.
Does anybody have any suggestions that I haven't considered before we go to cutting off the drum? I hate to go that route, but I'm running out of ideas.
(We also need to move it, regardless of what happens with the drum, but that may end up happening with some furniture dollies to get it up on a trailer and move it to my barn. I'm open to suggestions on that idea, too.)
1961 MGA 1600 Mk. II. Been in storage since 1989, for reasons not relevant. It has moved in some form or fashion since then, but I think it's been in its current spot since at least 1999, maybe earlier.
We're trying to move it, and the brakes are stuck (disc front, drum rear). We got one front rolling easily, the second took liberal application of various penetrants (ATF + acetone, and PB Blaster a couple of years later). Since getting them freed, I've put motor oil on the pads to the point where I can turn the rotors through freely by hand at the studs (very short lever), and there's a film of oil left to prevent further rust.
Left rear (drum) was really stiff, but with enough force, it got to where we could turn it with a crowbar. Doing so, I slacked the adjuster off fully (the adjuster is accessed through a hole in the front of the drum, not from the rear as with most cars, so the drum has to turn until the hole is aligned to adjust it) and it now freewheels.
Right rear is being a cast-iron *****. I've tried a hub puller with a crowbar through it and literally bent a crowbar (twice!) by standing on the end without any response from the drum. Dad's hit it with a sledgehammer many times, to no avail. I tried a gear puller around the back edge of the drum to pull it off; no dice. There's no place to get penetrating oil onto the surface of the shoes, so that's a non-starter. We haven't tried heat (my torch is being stupid), but that's about all we haven't tried yet. As tight as it is (bent a crowbar!), I don't see that being much help, but I'm willing to talk.
Does anybody have any suggestions that I haven't considered before we go to cutting off the drum? I hate to go that route, but I'm running out of ideas.
(We also need to move it, regardless of what happens with the drum, but that may end up happening with some furniture dollies to get it up on a trailer and move it to my barn. I'm open to suggestions on that idea, too.)
