Taco Tribe

Well after beating on my brake drum for a half hr, I thought all of the tacoma tribe would have shown. Finally broke free... Oh and changing studs for matrix.

 

Haha. Guess I need to clarify
I recently had new wheels put on
They are -12 offset fuels on original studs. After taking off a wheel today to put in longer studs The drum was frozen on. So it took a lot of persuasion to get the drum off. Just venting.

 

Did you back off the brake shoe adjustment first?

 

Yes. The shop that put the wheels on torqued them on so tight I twisted 3/8" drive extension. I used this because the socket that came with the wheel was a 3/8 drive. So now used a 1/2 drive socket with an impact extension and a long breaker bar. I am only 155 lbs but had to jump on the bar to break it free I did go back to the shop after looking at the lugs but that's a whole other story
Needless to say I won't be going back

 

Lug nuts that were installed. I bought wheels and lug nuts from this shop and this is how they roll it out
Never told me there is only a few turns on the lug nuts

 

Wow! i would not be comfortable driving on lugs like that...