Give Me a BIG Brake!

[@darrendempsey5432]

Always interesting, never no bullshit, and fun too watch!! I'm hooked, thanks Steve.

[@JCT442]

I recognized the on your back and kicking the tires with slippers technique is right out of the Mopar maintenance manual for '62... well done!!

[@toddbarboza5513]

I'm liking the REAL every day person vibe, not being afraid to show hardships of taking a car apart! Thanks

[@b.abrackus6403]

Me too..This is as real as is gets. Love this channel ❤

[@joeshepherd5697]

Yes, authenticity on the internet is as rare as hen's teeth.

[@blautens]

I see a wheel that's been on for 40+ years, an old school lug wrench, no PB Blaster, no torch, no impact wrench or hammer - I click for the struggle.

[@mrkemblegilstrap]

Bonus: The Bunny slippers!

[@davidbalentine2110]

PB Blaster!

[@benkleschinsky]

That's a good tip for getting off drum brakes. Take it off with the wheel instead.

[@jameshuban6515]

@@davidbalentine2110 You read my mind. They do sell it by the gallon.😊

[@ddellwo]

A very rare option for mid-60’s Mopars - the one piece wheel rim-brake drum assembly…….😂

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Lol 😂 that was funny!

[@johna.4334]

Surely you jest ;~/

[@edwardpate6128]

You made me think of those great Pontiac 8 lug wheels that had the drum made into them.

[@mexicanspec]

Kind of like the 8 lug Pontiac wheels.

[@williamhouk6880]

Your doing a great job Steve, I'm hooked! Real me in!

[@aceadman]

Me too. Very excited for this. Build. I’m new to the channel but I LOVE 62 Darts. So I’m in a little bit of heaven here. 😊👍👍

[@localcrew]

Customer states: “Pulls hard to the right when braking”.

[@williemoon7522]

Customer states : " takes longer to stop than it used too ".

[@GT-fi4sk]

customer states: I just had the brakes done.

[@axleratio]

Customer states : The repair shop told me we saved you some money on your brake job.

[@cdnpont]

She's in really nice shape. Seeing that front end wanting a rebuild....you've got me wanting another project now. Thanks a lot Steve!

[@aprules2]

Steve next time try taking the lug nuts off but maybe putting 1 or 2 on a couple turns, then jacking the car up as high as your jack will let you then drop it fast. It usually knocks them loose. I used to work for AAA I did that a lot.

[@shwngbr]

This is my most anticipated build to watch. I myself recently picked up a 64 Dodge 330 2 door sedan.

[@popeyeman69]

Another good indication you knew what you were buying Steve! Those are some big brake drums, Hemi style for the win! It's going to be cool as heck when it's finished

[@BitHead1000]

Great to see your channel growing Steve. I really enjoy your show.

[@robertg.3555]

That was funny , On your back kicking the wheel. I have done that many times, When you referred to bad bad rust. i thought of mad mad mad world. I think Capt. Cullpepper was driving one of these cars

[@KainKustomGarage]

Man that wheel was stuck on but good!

[@edwardpate6128]

Older Buicks also had lug nuts like that. I know my 1963 Electra I inherited from my grandmother that way. I know they were not that way by 66 as my dad had a 66 Riviera he bought new.

[@MikeGuy993]

Loving the content, Steve! And don’t be afraid to post longer videos I promise we would all watch!! I’ve learned a lot from you and it’s been great hearing you speak your knowledge throughout all the videos you’ve been posting

[@zeppelinkiddy]

My father was a Dodge Man who liked to drive fast. He would always order the optional Police Package so he would be on-par with the California Highway Patrol. One day I went with him to get a brake job done for his 1966 383 V8 4-BBL Polara at a local shop. I remember the mechanic telling my Dad to come back the next day because the mechanic had to order the special oversize brake shoes.

[@MrWill73]

Police car theme absolutely!!!! Make her a sleeper!!👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@markpelley]

Cop bars, cop drums, cop everything!! You’re a walking cop car expert Steve!!

[@barryrussell4106]

Hey Steve not sure if you know but that is not a big hammer lol.very entertaining videos I love seeing them everyday. Would like to see the whole sway at and see exactly how it works

[@patrickwayne3701]

Almost snorted my drink out my nose with the 'lay down and kick it' method, most especially with the minnetonka's delivering the heat!! I promise Sir, I was not laughing at you. Really. Just the slippers. But seriously dude,,,, I just went through getting my 59 Sierra wagon to roll again and I felt all kinds of deja vu while you were hitting and kicking the old Cruiser. I just put on the blue point three leg hub puller and break out the Milwaukee impact..... and watch the drums cooperate. Keep rockin' Sir. How often do your neighbors grump about your old car hobby?

[@ronaldhuff635]

Lotsa fun to watch, and i have a 62 imperial crown to put back together

[@miketrissel5494]

Thank you for demonstrating the "TWO FOOT POUND" tire removal technique. Interesting to see the tire cracking on the inside from being deflated for years.

[@MacBolden]

Steve, I've followed you with many projects over the years and I'm very interested to see what you do with this car. Thank you for allowing us to ride along!

[@gregpanek523]

A 5 foot legnth of thick walled 2"pipe swung at the tires sidewall like a baseball bat (fully inflated tire swung at the outboard side) will usually pop those stuck wheels fairly quickly and easily within a few swings. Learned that trick from the older tirebusters when I was 17 going on 18 and started doing tires and batteries at Monkey Wards back when that Dart was 7 years old!

[@jamesthompson8008]

Just a quick note that lots of us really appreciate the detailed walk around your doing. Other than the floor, is a really solid car. I'm guessing you weren't the first one to get the drum off with the wheel!

[@musclecarmitch908]

I'm loving this car! Going to be a great build!

[@garycorbin2789]

Please keep the videos of this car coming , not a lot of these being brought back , and your presentation and data are fantastic .

[@brewsky38c]

Once a year I accidentally see one of these.. so rare… impala’s everywhere. Glad for you

[@kristercarlson2635]

A tip from a heavy truck mechanic here...use a pry bar between the drum/rotor and the back of the wheel to pop it free. Just leave one lug nut on loosely to keep the wheel from hitting you.

[@dasbof]

Left hand lugs!! I worked in my fathers auto & tire shop from 1979 onward. I dealt with a bunch of left handed threads on Mopars. Also steel wheels, hubcaps of all kinds, original cragars and mags, split-rims, hot-rods, etc., etc... There were still plenty of cars around with bias ply tires that we switched to radials. For the rusted rims we would put them on a lift and use a sledge hammer and maybe some wd-40. If not then the torch a bit for some heat or then finally disassemble.

[@portlandon]

I’m glad you work on your car with bedroom slippers on. Now I know I’m not the only one.

[@oops1952]

Wow Steve, I knew you were torqued about this car but when I saw how fast you got it off the ground it was amazing.... Another great vidio ....Thanks!

[@tellmesomething2go]

love that old victorian house in the background.

[@moyadapne968]

Fun fact. '60/'61 Dodges.....you can jack them up by each bumper and the doors open and close. '62/'63 Dodges...not so much. Love my '62 Darts though.

[@deancooper6300]

After the break... Steve gets out the blue tip wrench to seperate the drum and wheel assembly👍🇦🇺

[@stevedriver1476]

Great stuff Steve and good to see 4 door cars being cared for..

[@brokewheels5]

Good thing those aren't harbor freight stands

[@bradfordeaton6558]

This is why I always lubricate wheel/hub mating surfaces!

[@TaylorZ2]

What a beautiful house in the background! Nice car too, and it really is in good shape. I'm sure you'll have it perfect shortly.

[@dougeaton2446]

Love that car.... and not a word about the motor lol

[@Qusin111]

first order of business is change out the studs on the driver side before the tire shop twist them off replacing only the one they broke with a right hand so you then have 4 left hand 1 right hand on the same wheel :)

[@ronaldhuff635]

That is why you are smarter than them, you snatch the work order from the dumbass taking it and write legibly, attention, left hand thread, left side, YOU BREAK THEM,, THIS SHOP IS AND WILL BE HELD LIABLE FOR YOUR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE, sign it, date it, pic with phone! Take them to court over that crap, Make them order correct parts, charge them like they would you, Gets somewhat expensive, but they will be more apt to be careful.

[@Tommy_Mac]

I used this trick on a Ford- reinstall the lugnuts. Leave them about one turn loose. Drive the car slowly in a circle, right then left (or the opposite, doesn't matter). The weight of the car will break the hub/drum/lugs/wheel, rust bonded, interface. Really easy. Works better if you have brake shoes and working brakes. Hitting the brake hard a couple of times with the lugs loosened will also work, sometimes.

[@slowridemodelcars1687]

Looking good Steve, I’m going to Bruce Larsons open house this Saturday in Pa. One of my favorite cars growing up, the USA drag cars, good luck with the build, looking forward to vidios!

[@thhulk306]

Please for the sake of that beautiful house, please pressure wash that huge beautiful driveway. That dingy patina'd car would definitely stand out more. Huge fan since the "Wilshire Shaker" magazine days , by the way. Can't wait to see you dig in to this police car.🍿🥤

[@JimmyMakingitwork]

I think you need two tools for Christmas, a set of Knipex water pump pliers and a bigger sledgehammer. lol Car is gonna be cool, I can already tell!

[@maddpeanut6313]

My 05 RAM 1500 with 20" wheels did the same thing - on all 4 wheels. I loosened all the lug nuts and did some donuts. Viola.

[@donmotz5528]

Hey Steve......was a treat to watch you all thru the years on barrett-jackson......so now I found you here so I am gonna subscribe and enjoy ur videos.....thanks for makin 'em.....

[@donmotz5528]

P.S. am 65 and been a Mopar guy all my life....had some nice cars in the .70's.....69 dodge charger r/t se triple black....'69 superbee......67 ply satellite not streetable......just raced it....lol...,74 cuda.....and alot others....

[@jamesblair9614]

That odd anti-roll bar was still in use in December 65, when my 66 Coronet was built, it got the old one. Most cars were getting the new bar that we’re all familiar with, I don’t know if it was size related or just using up old stock.

[@mikesr3407]

No wonder your nose is running , you just got done pulling seats out the back ! Dust whew ! Great video !

[@MrTonyPiscatelle]

I'm digging those OSHA approved shop work boots .

[@johnbarron1329]

I have police car parts on my 1980 Aspen R/T like motor oil, trans fluid and power steering fluid external coolers. Even 11 inch brakes and front and rear sway bars all from a 1988 Dodge Diplomat police car. Liking all your videos by the way they are informative and fun to watch!

[@mikelaumaillier9271]

Surprised to see it was just a single brake cylinder in the front being it's a full size car. The 1962 Chrysler Saratoga I had in the late sixties had two brake cylinders in the front, one on top and one in the bottom. Had lots of problems with them in our salty climate up here. They were manually adjusted and always all rusted up, a real PITA. Thanks for all the great videos. Best Regards - Mike

[@ronaldhuff635]

Dual plane brakes were on the more expensive cars, also the larger cars, not usually on furys and smaller

[@mikelaumaillier9271]

@@ronaldhuff635 Thanks. Learn something every day.

[@aftermathau]

Love your work & the moccasins !!

[@jimbookholt8400]

Hey Steve, this reminds me of the time a customer needed his front brake drum turned on an old Buick and couldn't get the wheel off. I told him to bring the whole drum/wheel in and I'd turn it anyway. He said it could not be done but our old AAMCO lathe did the job, making a believer out of him. We are enjoying the ongoing features on your '62. When I was a kid my neighbor had a "62 Plymouth with GOLDEN COMMANDO on the front fender, maybe a 361 or 383 ?? Thanks for sharing.

[@tonychavez2083]

Love those old bias ply tires..

[@richdorak1547]

Like a treasure hunt ! So far so good.

[@Andy8mm]

The best way I know to separate a wheel from a hub is to jack it just off the ground and hit the tire with a sledge hammer along the ground with good force. Heavy hammer + at edge of tire + with force = loosened wheel.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Had a few so bad I hadda drive it with loose lugnuts or rip a little burnout till it freed up. Fuck Ohio rust.

[@honda350racer6]

Not hard enough blow etc.throw a spare tire fill of air at bottom of tire that should have air in it too .throw it three or more times but it will come off

[@randyauer7303]

I give you credit Steve you're out in the driveway with your jack you the man good luck have fun

[@michaelmarusic8499]

👍🏻cool stuff Steve!!!😎 glad I came across ur channel.

[@christopherwrenn4933]

This series of videos is delightful. Thank you, Steve. Any plans to race Dulcich's "Don't hit the Dart"?

[@societyschild6055]

My 62 Buick Special has left hand threads. Inspection station mechanics love snapping them off :)

[@scootergeorge9576]

A friend borrowed my '67 GTX many years ago. He got a flat on the left rear and snapped off two lug bolts with a huge breaker bar with cheater extension trying to loosen the lugs. Someone had to point out the "L" for left hand threads. "Rocky" did replace the broken studs though.

[@mexicanspec]

When I was 15 I bought my 1963 Fury, still have her. I tried with all my might but I couldn't loosen the lugs. Just like Steve, I took off the wheel with the drum down to a corner gas station and the mechanic there zipped them off. He looked at me and asked what the problem was. I learned about left hand threads the hard way that day.

[@mastercylinder5225]

This is really in nice shape. I have a 62 Plymouth cop car package.

[@mastercylinder5225]

Also, from the auction video, I see it has that unique cop steering wheel.

[@destroytheilluminati770]

i've done the stand up with your back to the wheel mule kick on the the stuck wheels, that worked for me in the past

[@rotaxtwin]

Nice solid bones, alright. That sway bar isn't beefy by modern standards but back in the day, man... Truly heavy duty and a far cry better than no bar as most cars of that time were. Looking forward to the further tear-down and progress on this car. I remember an old magazine that a buddy gave me where they tested a 2 X 4 bbl 413, possibly in a car like this. It was around 30-40 degrees at the time and the car was not happy with the climate. It ran like a pig for the first half hour of drive time, they said it ate oil steadily, but hey - that was the way it was set up, loose and over-carbed for fall daily driving.

[@brianleiser7414]

I’m waiting to watch you pull those rear tapered axles and drums off the rear.

[@knighttuttruptuttrup8518]

Classic, so entertaining. Really enjoyed that.

[@edpodellis]

When I was a tire changer (tech) in 1970s it was the Mopars that we had the most trouble with ! Make sure the customer isn't watching when you beat the hell out of his wheels !

[@vintage76vipergreenBeetle]

Its will be nice to see Dart back on the road again.👍

[@sydrider6023]

Steve just took out what was left from the tie rod end with is now notorious leg push wheel removal persuasion….

[@benkleschinsky]

Oh man. Now I know how to take off stuck brake drums. Will save a ton of time!

[@RC-cc4rv]

Get well Steve!

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Man great content! You learn something new everyday with you showing us your knowledge about cars! Looking forward to seeing the next video!👌😎👍 By the way! You probably gonna have to chiseled that tire off the drum brake! Yikes!

[@Anthony-qj7qe]

While on jack stands I think another segment should be an underneath profile of this car looking at its special features and the general condition of the underbody.

[@VTX1800MC]

I think they welded that drum 😂

[@LP-ov8mp]

I’ve never worked on my car in moccasins.. kudos !

[@21Piloteer]

My 69 Dodge A-108 van had the HD front brakes. 11 x 2.75 with a sway bar. It had 10 x 2.50 rears but I swapped on set of 11 x 2.50 from a C-body. Also had the LA318 w/727 Loadflite.

[@DScaglione.]

Cop Suspension, Cop Brakes … Cop Motor? - ehhhhh Still love it … keep bringin’ it! God Bless 😎

[@adamwhite3584]

The slippers...

[@streetstock72]

I love how your black & white cat video bombed your video Steve 😂

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

👍👍👍

[@troyjones7085]

Steve, I remember my uncle and I looked at a 2 Dr. Post version of the same car with a slant six on a dealerships back lot in 1987. The dealer wanted to get rid of it so bad he offered it to me for $40 bucks. My uncle thought I was crazy for passing it up. He thought I should have dropped a 440 in it and made a candymatic clone. But I thought it was too ugly! 30 some years later they still are! But also cool! Can't wait to see what you do with it! Keep up the great work!

[@ScoutPL]

A Dart from the year I was born! Wow, would love to have it!

[@1575murray]

The Plymouth that year was even uglier! No wonder Virgil Exner got himself fired from Chrysler. Even though this car has bigger brakes than standard I wouldn't trust them with the extra weight and power of the RB engine.

[@joshsmith210]

I'd be willing to bet the shoes and hardware were taken off to get the car to roll.. You're going to convert to 4 wheel of course with all that power..I cant wait to see more videos Steve !

[@ronaldhuff635]

Ruin originality when original is adequate,

[@matthewsherman1450]

Customer states: brakes were there before you changed my oil. What'd you do?!

[@michaelbean739]

Love to see ya just kicking back. Pace yourself, save some of that energy for the long haul.

[@georgestemple3310]

I never tried that with slippers lol great video steve keep them coming

[@robertfelty9509]

I had a 68 roadrunner and that's my first experience with the lug nuts I broke a few before I figured out that I was turning them backwards lol

[@MichaelandCathy1999]

Run a quick whippersnipper action and blacktop the driveway, that’s a good thing. 😂🇨🇦

[@davidrossetti1061]

The good ole nonremovable tire

[@vettekid3326]

Had a few of those that rust welded the drum to the wheel like that. It usually is the point where the spindle goes thru the rim that gets locked up. Nothing a little penetrating oil and heat persuasion won't fix. Also I would suggest using hard soled shoes for kicking the wheel. Moccasin type house shoes are hard on the feet for doing that.

[@ClaremontClassicGarage]

I worked on buses, the wheels would get so stuck that we'd loosen all the nuts about 2 turns and go for a drive around the yard. Eventually it would go BANG then the wheel would come off. Otherwise it would be a long day.

[@jimhaines8370]

My go to hammers at work for wheel removal are a no bounce plastic coated sledge one is 12 pounds and one is eight pounds and they are 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 feet long you have to get after it

[@klosnoski]

Welcome to being a tow truck driver. AAA as well

[@derekbowbrick6233]

Are those steel shanked slippers? Nice little video, can't wait to see what is next.

[@curtannis1062]

Hey Steve. Next time you have a problem when trying to remove wheel from hub…..spray some WD in the lug stud holes. Then use big hammer. (And put a couple of lug nuts a couple of threads on). So the tire doesn’t hit you back. Just a fyi.

[@1936fordcrazy]

Long pry bar beside the drum and out against the wheel is the easiest way pop a wheel that is stuck

[@adamhoffman3687]

Are those slippers steel toed . Lol. on a serious note interesting stuff and thanks for sharing the project.

[@larryschmidt977]

i had a 1974 duster in high school and where the upper A frames were fastened to the unibody frame rail ,that metal was somewhere between 12 and 14 Ga about as thick as the brim of a baeball cap and with our super smooth roads here in Okla they would break lose all the time then front tires would squeal going straight down the road and wear the tires out fast and being a dumb 16 year old kid never thought about welding some gussets in there to reinforce the thing

[@whitaker2107]

somebody probably took the brakes off so that it would roll , more likely

[@dagger6467]

Next time Pro Tip: With a simple MAPP or Propane torch (hardware store) Heat in a circular motion around the outside edge of the lug ring and the differential expansion of the heated metals will pop the rust and making it easier to remove.