Broken Brake Drum on My New to Me 41 Coupe

Jerry Berry · 2025-11-15T15:01:38Z

I am really excited to get my newly acquired 41 Coupe home to start the process of getting her ready for the road. Unfortunately, I hit a snag. 3 of 4 wheels were locked at first. I was surprised to see the drums were 6 lug, thinking all Chevies were always only 5. The 2 rears were relatively easy to get off and free up but the passenger side front became a bear. I bought the most robust drum puller I could find from Amazon, an OEM brand. It is definitely heavy duty. I used all the tricks to try freeing it to get it to move but it refused to move at all. So, I applied the new puller and it pulled so strongly that it broke the drum! I had placed pressure on it and tapped with the hammer. Sprayed SB Blaster lube everywhere as others had suggested. Unbelievable. My drums are a type that has about 5 ridges around the circumference even though one of the rears was not ridged. So, I'm looking for a new drum. Anyone have a spare???

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Topic starter November 22, 2025 2:35 pm

Dennis, strange as it is, when we were getting the Coupe off the trailer the front wheel fell off the dolly we were using since the drum was stuck and wouldn't turn. So, we decided to try to push it off even though it was stuck. When we began pushing, I looked at the front wheel and it was rolling...so, go figure! I should get the new drum on Tuesday and will get it installed hopefully.

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