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Anyone know what a Volvo tool SVO 1791 that Haynes says is essential for pulling a rear wheel drum? Is Haynes full of crap and the drum really will come off without this tool or an act of God/Congress?
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1966 1800S in sunny Sandy Eggo
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posted by
someone claiming to be Volvo technician
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Fri Sep 13 21:01 CST 2013 [ RELATED]
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Hello.There is a cheap,very effective tool to remove the rear drum on early rear drum Volvos.All you need is roughly four feet of medium-duty chain,a long handle(i.e.a handle section from a floor jack,pipe,etc.) Attach the two chain end links to the drum by passing a wheel bolt through each link.Then place the pipe through the chain loop and with both hands at top and bottom of the pipe,whip the chain by pulling outward a few times until drum comes off.
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Been seeing this subject for... a week or two? Figure, it's so well discussed that the question was surely answered, so I didn't take a look at the replies.
then reading the replies, I got to the the 'driveshaft puller' thing, and damn near posted again... And my post would have said the exact same thing that I said, almost TEN years ago.
At least I know I haven't changed :)
Hell, I hadn't even met my first wife when this was first posted. And today is my anniversary with my second :)
Who the hell would post such a ridiculous solution to a problems so easily solved with the right tools? (I'll admit, I've been known to suggest crazy stuff too.. loosen the nut, fire the car up, first gear, dump the clutch :) )
Yep, don't feed the trolls.
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-Matt I ♥ my ♂
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That would be fun to watch, especially when the car comes off the jack stands.
Not safe! Don't do it!
Seriously, if the drum was loose enough to come off using this method it would have come off easily with simple basic puller. The drums come off with little trouble using the Volvo tool or a similar one which works by pulling on the centre and not on the drum itself, as long as the drums are removed now and again for servicing the brakes. However, when you get a stubborn one, the Volvo tool is usually the one that does the job with the least grief, even if it does take time and patience.
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Derek;
I agree with you...and consider this a hoax posting by some troll...and remember: Don't feed the trolls!
Forum; If you haven't figured it out yet...do not follow the advice of some anonymous troll poster hiding behind an impressive sounding nickname...use ONLY approved pullers (and techniques!) to remove brake drums, PERIOD.
See: http://www.sw-em.com/Brake_Drum_Notes.htm
Cheers
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The chain method is not to be used to remove the drum, it won't work to remove drums. As posted, it does work just fine for pulling the axle with bearing from the axle housing. I have used this method for years, no special tools required.
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duh... stupid me. PepBoys loans out hub pullers - just a refundable deposit. Now I need to browse around their stock for a driveshaft puller, which I'm guessing is a rarer beast! Once I got the hub off, nasty burnt oil smell yet the brake shoes were fine, so I'm pretty sure it's the halfshaft bearing.
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1966 1800S in sunny Sandy Eggo
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Driveshaft puller????
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-Matt '70 145s, '65 1800s, '66 122s wagon, others inc. '53 XK120 FHC
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yup - or perhaps more accurately, half shaft puller, what pulls the half drive shaft from the axle tube. Described as Volvo tool SV 02204, but I suspect that any slide hammer that the threaded stub can fit through should work.
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1966 1800S in sunny Sandy Eggo
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posted by
someone claiming to be SteveW
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Mon Oct 11 08:59 CST 2004 [ RELATED]
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You don't need a puller to pull the half shaft. First, you have to remove the brake drum, and also the brake backing plate (4 bolts). Then, just grab a hammer in one hand, the end of the half shaft with the other. Pull on the end of the half-shaft as you gently tap on the end of the axle housing just inboard of the flange where the brake backing plate was bolted. The half shaft should come out with the axle bearing after a few gentle taps with the hammer.
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No soap. Even not-so-gentle hammering and as much pull as I can muster does not convince the half shaft to exit the tube. Still looking for a usable tool... any ideas?
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1966 1800S in sunny Sandy Eggo
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Lots of recent discussion in this regard.... see the following:
http://brickboard.com/RWD/index.htm?id=856449
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-Matt '70 145s, '65 1800s, '66 122s wagon, others inc. '53 XK120 FHC
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If your drum is properly installed you will need a puller to get it off.
It needs to be VERY sturdy and attach to the lug bolts. A 3# hammer is good
to have with it.
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George Downs, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Central US
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Thanks, all, for the info... I should do a better job of searching the board. After contemplating the issue (the right rear wheel seems to be binding, but only under load - now that it's on stands, I can turn it by hand easily but when moving forward and back it dug a furrow in gravel) I don't suspect the brakes but instead have to investigate the half-shaft bearings. I'll check out the shoes/springs and cylinder while I'm at it, but I can't see why the brakes wouldn't bind just the same on or off stands. Now to find the hub pulling tool on a Sunday....
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1966 1800S in sunny Sandy Eggo
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