1973 Toyota FJ-40 Repair Question
Topics covered: Wheel, Brake drum, Brake shoes.
Mileage: No information provided.
Mileage: No information provided.
Asked on April 20, 2009
1973 Toyota FJ-40 front brake drum
Brakes problem
1973 Toyota FJ-40 V8 Four Wheel Drive Automatic 200000 miles
my right front brake drum is very tight and hard to take off to get to the brake shoes, can someone tell me how to get the drum off is there a special drum puller ?
1973 Toyota FJ-40 V8 Four Wheel Drive Automatic 200000 miles
my right front brake drum is very tight and hard to take off to get to the brake shoes, can someone tell me how to get the drum off is there a special drum puller ?
Asked by dalebrooksAnswer
Replied on December 21, 2009
If you haven't fixed your problem yet, there are 2 brake cylinders per wheel, use a flathead screw driver and loosen the adjusters on the back of the hub. On my cruiser there were two screws holding the drum on on the outside (lug side) of my drum.