Handbrake Drum removal

Trying to remove my hand brake drum and the bolts that hold the prob to it are just spining inside the drum so i take it my only option is to grind them off then remove the drum then fit new bolts for the prop??

Unless there is a trick to this that i dont know

The heads of the bolts have rounded off, looks like the grinders coming out.

666 george said:

The heads of the bolts have rounded off, looks like the grinders coming out.

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yep finish my brew and the sparks will fly

they split with chisel easily along the length of a flat

jamesmartin said:

they split with chisel easily along the length of a flat

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He's not allowed to use anything sharp in case he injures himself

ratty said:

He's not allowed to use anything sharp in case he injures himself

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lol got to get some new nuts and bolts then do it first

or mint be easier to buy a set of irwins they get rounded nuts strait out

saxokid18 said:

or mint be easier to buy a set of irwins they get rounded nuts strait out

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the nuts ent rounded its the head of the bolt end that is sliping that should lock against the flange

ratty said:

He's not allowed to use anything sharp in case he injures himself

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hehe but it is the easiest way and more effective than most imagine,as an apprentice we had to split tractor wheel nuts as practise

jamesmartin said:

hehe but it is the easiest way and more effective than most imagine,as an apprentice we had to split tractor wheel nuts as practise

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will give it a go will be worth a laugh

If its possible, try grinding two flats either end and use a smaller matching spanner to undo them, worth a try?

I had this , assuming they have started coming off then started spinning rather than just spinning from the start p.

Pry bar between the drive shaft and the box - spreadem - simultaneously spin the bolt - it should drop back into its grooves and start to free off.