With a drum brake system, the rear wheel is mounted on studs pressed through the drum. The drum is held onto the axle, a stub axle in the case of a front wheel drive car, by a bearing and a single large nut. The bearing is what keeps the drum centered on the axel and allows the...
When this particular method is used, the system may further be provided with a rod clearing assembly formed from a plurality of clearing rods that serve to push out any fuel rods that bind or otherwise become stuck in the transition cannister. The fuel rod removal system of the invention is...