1983 Honda Big Red 200e Brake Drum Removal Help

[ICS Vortex]

Good job at being persistent! Don't lose hope! Being that these machines are 25-40 years old, your bound to run into all kinds of issues. Taking your time and fixing it correctly will pay off in the long run. Then, it's just regular maintenance!

Thanks, and I definitely won't. I went ahead and purchased another brake drum, that is advertised to fit 81-83 year models 185 and 200, so hopefully it will fit! Once I get this thing fixed up, I'm never going to let it just sit like the previous owner(s) did, haha!

[Ghostv2]

I had an all OEM 85' 200s that had the original shoes on. So you know it was low hours which means it sat a lot (i know personally because my dad got it brand new in 1985). And actually this year was the first year i had to replace them because they got moisture in it, let it sit in the cold and it froze up. Some people said ride it for a bit and use your back brakes before putting it away and it should prevent it. But regardless, if its properly sealed it should be fine. Regular maintenance and these machines last forever and you wont need to replace much. Thankfully mine only the shoes froze to the drum.

[ICS Vortex]

I had an all OEM 85' 200s that had the original shoes on. So you know it was low hours which means it sat a lot (i know personally because my dad got it brand new in 1985). And actually this year was the first year i had to replace them because they got moisture in it, let it sit in the cold and it froze up. Some people said ride it for a bit and use your back brakes before putting it away and it should prevent it. But regardless, if its properly sealed it should be fine. Regular maintenance and these machines last forever and you wont need to replace much. Thankfully mine only the shoes froze to the drum.

Once I get everything fixed up and nice on this one, I will definitely do regular maintenance on it, and I'll make sure to properly seal it up and add a bunch of waterproof grease to it!

[MNhondaguy]

Cruel with that grease though. That wil destroy your new brake shoes. It'll be sealed up nice but when you hit the rears, they won't work. New o- rings on the drum where the threads are and a new gasket on the drum cover will do.

[ICS Vortex]

Cruel with that grease though. That wil destroy your new brake shoes. It'll be sealed up nice but when you hit the rears, they won't work. New o- rings on the drum where the threads are and a new gasket on the drum cover will do.

The drum that I purchased is supposed to come with new seals, and I know how to properly grease them

[kmichels]

I got a 200s that I might have to do this on... I got the 200s with no rear brake but good front brake then a 84 200e with bad front brake but good rear brake lol. I thought I read somewhere too that there are a couple of holes (which likely are rusted so unusable) on the drum where you could run a couple of bolts through and crank to push the drum off? Does anyone know more about this like what size/thread of bolt or if its true? figured it wouldn't hurt to maybe even re-thread the holes so you could know for sure what thread/size to use especially if the alternative is destroying the drum anyway :/

[cap]

It just really torx me sometimes to see how previous owners abused equipment. With just a little bit of preventive mx these problems would never happen and their bikes would last a long time trouble free, sigh...

I have a 83E parts bike but the drum is probably in not much better shape, let me know if you might be needing something.