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zzyzzx
10-18-2011, 11:19 AM
This stuff:

http://www.hardwarestore.com/media/product/101077_front200.jpg

I used it for the first time last weekend to free a brake drum from it's hub on a 2000 Camry where the drum had never been removed. I tried it on a previous occasion where I just used the bolts to force the drum out and ended up ruining the thread holes. When I used the PB Blaster and let it soak in (really only for a few minutes) removing the brake drum was actually pretty easy.

I can't believe that I didn't buy this product a long time ago! It's really that good.

billytheman1188
10-18-2011, 01:11 PM
Oh yea....we/every body shop uses that stuff....its awesome. I made sure i got a couple cans before i left hahaha

Redog
10-18-2011, 08:29 PM
Good stuff. they use it at work!

I bought a can of it myself

Oldsnut
10-18-2011, 11:18 PM
I'm sorry to sound dumb, is this an East Coast thing as I have never heard of it.

03Sleepr
10-18-2011, 11:34 PM
nope, we use it out here. great stuff, if I have a stuck bolt its the first thing I reach for..

tw0123
10-18-2011, 11:39 PM
my turn to sound dumb... would this work to remove the stock header bolts when I switch to my S&S headers or will it not allow the bolts to seat correctly when installed?

jhubbz
10-19-2011, 01:26 AM
my turn to sound dumb... would this work to remove the stock header bolts when I switch to my S&S headers or will it not allow the bolts to seat correctly when installed?

Yes!!!! it will help very much so. I used this stuff on some headers on an old Integra I used to own. Also worked for stubborn brake calipers. Think of PB B'laster like WD40 on steroids.

xXManwhoreXx
10-19-2011, 01:39 AM
Pb blaster is the shit ive used it forever even before I drove I used it on my bikes and shit

sleepyalero
10-19-2011, 04:09 AM
yeah i have always used pb blaster, its awesome stuff. sometimes doesnt work on the bad stuff though i used it when i put headers on and got 1 stud broke in the block. :( but other then that good shit!

zzyzzx
10-19-2011, 09:01 AM
Since I'm new to this stuff, I know they say sometimes it helps to put the stuff on the day before, but if I can only work on the car on one day a week, is a week in advance too far in advance?

kwhauck
10-19-2011, 09:16 AM
This stuff is awesome!! We used it on the ranch all the time and I use it at home all the time as well.

jhubbz
10-19-2011, 10:57 AM
Since I'm new to this stuff, I know they say sometimes it helps to put the stuff on the day before, but if I can only work on the car on one day a week, is a week in advance too far in advance?

Sometimes it does take multiple sprays to get the job done. a week advance will help, but it would also help to spray it again the night before you do something. It only takes like 2-3 seconds to spray something. Just keep a can of it in a ziplock bag in your car, and make sure it doesn't get on cloth or anything. It leaves some nice orangey stains.

zzyzzx
10-20-2011, 09:47 AM
It only takes like 2-3 seconds to spray something.

I am looking to replace the original flexible brake lines on my 1995 Ford Escort. I would probably have to remove the wheel to get to the spot where the flex line joins the metal line. It won't be fun to do all of that, and it won't take 2-3 seconds to do that.

xXManwhoreXx
10-20-2011, 11:22 AM
You can spray it on every few days it will still help I usually spray brake kleen on it a few times than pb twice a day

03glgold
10-20-2011, 12:11 PM
I am looking to replace the original flexible brake lines on my 1995 Ford Escort. I would probably have to remove the wheel to get to the spot where the flex line joins the metal line. It won't be fun to do all of that, and it won't take 2-3 seconds to do that.

I believe that if you crank the wheel all the way in one direction you should be able to get in there enough to spray the line.

zzyzzx
10-20-2011, 12:14 PM
I believe that if you crank the wheel all the way in one direction you should be able to get in there enough to spray the line.

Will only work on the front.

03glgold
10-20-2011, 12:35 PM
Will only work on the front.

If the back has drum brakes then it should be metal line all the way to the brake cylinder, if drum i am not sure.

jhubbz
10-20-2011, 12:50 PM
Just overspray, it won't hurt anything. just don't get it on a disc or pad and your golden. It would also help if you used a straw for more accuracy.

For those who have never used this product before, it is not like an acid, where everything it touches falls apart. It pretty much acts as a STRONGER WD40

sleepyalero
10-20-2011, 02:16 PM
yeah, basically all it does is break up stuck/rusted bolts so you dont break em when trying to get them out.

very handy stuff.

zzyzzx
10-20-2011, 02:32 PM
If the back has drum brakes then it should be metal line all the way to the brake cylinder, if drum i am not sure.


Ummmm... cars with rear drum brakes do have flexible hoses at the end. At least all the ones I've ever seen do.

03glgold
10-20-2011, 02:39 PM
Ummmm... cars with rear drum brakes do have flexible hoses at the end. At least all the ones I've ever seen do.

Maybe it is different on cars than trucks, when I had to change the brake cylinders on my truck it was hard line and my truck is a ford. You could be right though, do you not have ramps like you would use to change your oil because it wouldn't take much to back up on those and crawl under there and spray it.

EDIT: after thinking about it i think that there was a short section of soft line that ran to a block on the axle then it was hard line to the brake cylinders.