[Safari Larry]

You can remove the lead weights on rims and paint. When new tires are installed, tires will be balanced, and new weights will likely be different sizes and in different locations.

1. Get thinner tires. I'm not familiar with tire sizes today.

2. To remove rear drums, first ensure emergency brake is off. If there is a single bolt holding the drum, remove it. You should then be able to pull the drum off. If not, brakes may be adjusted too tight and need to be loosened. Or drum may be rusted where it contacts the protruding axle. Try some penetrating oil around where the drum contacts the axle. Some gentle pounding on the drum front side (careful not to hit studs) and on backside edge of drum may help.

To remove front drums, remove the dust cover, remove the cotter pin holding the nut, and remove the nut. Drum will pull off unless brakes are adjusted too tight.

[Parkman51]

Now that the weatherstripping has had time to cure, I checked the fit by closing the door. It popped a few clips on the hinge side, but I re-seated them using OG68's socket-extender trick and it worked fine.

There really is an amazing amount of room in that back seat, by the way. This is the first time I've sat down in there just to enjoy the space, and it's excellent - even with the front seat all the way back.

Tomorrow, I hope to either do the driver's door or continue removing the radio (which is a bit of a project, but there are instructions in the Shop Manual).

Today's one question:
1. What's the best way to check if I have a bad tube? Any standard checks I should perform on the radio?