Honda 200s rear brake drum

[Charles Shedd]

Currently replacing axle bearings but rear brake drum is seized to axle. Tried heat Krill oil and prying without any movement of drum. Any ideas on removing or should I just scrap it and try to find a donor rear assembly ???

[Gabriel]

Just keep soaking it with penetrating oil.

Once you get the two locking nuts off and your chain, you can put a block of wood or chunk of soft lead on the end of the axle and give it a few solid licks from a large hammer. Just don't beat on it directly, you'll regret that.

[83ATC185]

Stay steady with PB Blaster or some such, heat it up with a propane torch an tap the drum repeatedly, close to the splines with a hammer as you pry on it. It should come.

[Charles Shedd]

Thanks for the feedback. I will continue on. Will update on this. Glad I didn’t just stop with the you tube videos. They recommend give up and get a donor rear assembly. Give up is a dirty word.

[83ATC185]

did you ever get it off?

[83ATC185]

I just had the thought that maybe your shoes are worn into the drum, maybe loosen/remove the cable and make sure the shoes are fully retracted and try again. Had that happen on an old car i had, and i forced it with a prybar, and the shoes went flying along with every spring and pin and clip in there :lol:

[schlepp29]

I've always used a piece of pipe to fit over the threads and it would fit on the flange of the axle. Then your able to hit it really hard with a big hammer with out damaging the axle.

[Charles Shedd]

Still working on it. Haven’t budged it yet. I have a 1983 Big Red and by measuring it appears it would fit. Just not sure. I had hopes on building the Big Red Next. So I am very reluctant to rob it for parts. But may have to go that route. I plan to give some more time hammer before going this way.