well i finaly found a nice 73 comet ,but its been sitting since 1984. what i want to know is? it has all drum breaks and all are stuck! pluss the car has flat tiers but they may hold air? and is almost burryed 1/4 up the rims.how do i un stick the drums and move the car safely.
Winch it onto a trailer. Stuck brakes, no problem! (unless of course you don't have access to a trailer with a winch. ) Perhaps a big smack with a BFH on each drum from the inside, if you can get to them.
I had this same problem with the 72 Grabber I bought. It was buried up to the A-arms in dirt in a back yard.If you can get a tow truck in there, the car can be literally dragged up onto the flat bed regardlees of the tires or drums. If not, you will have to do some digging as I did to get the car into the air to work on it. I had to remove the front rims, then take them down to get new tires, then return and do the sam thing with the rear. This was the only way in my case since the car had to be pushed out front so the tow truck could get in loaded.
Air the tires up, jack the car up, remove the wheels, beat the drums with a BFH to unstick em. Reverse the process and roll the car onto the trailer.
but seriously... wouldnt you be able to just disconnect the brake lines, get behind the drums with a bit of p.b. blaster,then whap the drums and try and roll it back and forth. that is of course after you drag the thing outta the mire.
Not a problem. Last two big Mercs I retreived had sat on flats for at least 7 years each. Jack the car up and get the weight off the tires and most times they'll air up. Might not hold for long, but they usually hold till you get it loaded. At best around here you might have to battle the fire ants for control over the tire bead. If the air won't do it, there's always starter fluid and a lit match.................:evilsmile to pop the beads out.
When I first saw my car, it was similar to this one. All tires flat, 2 drums locked up, mud-dauber nests all over it, etc. We aired up the tires and sprayed carb cleaner and starter fluid into the carb, and just pushed the throttle. The brakes let loose and the car started rolling, and we took turns driving it around the ranch. They eventually let loose enough that we could tow it to my house. Then the tires deflated and I had to turn the rotors and rebuild all 4 brakes. So, long story short, just pull it and break those drums free.
