I would advise to be real careful with "big hammer". Rear drums are made out of
relatively soft metal and can be bent using hammer resulting in "pulsing" brake
pedal actuation.
If drum is stuck it is because of "rust weld" and i had to remove axle nut and
hub to separate drum. Good time to grease bearings.
Leon
85 Subwagen Westy

Max Wellhouse wrote:

> Sometimes backing off the adjusting stars so the shoes are closer to the
> center of the axle will help get the drum off after removing the 11mm bolts.
> Then use the big hammer!
>
> Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JordanVw@AOL.COM <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Date: Monday, June 04, 2001 1:48 PM
> Subject: Re: how to get rear brake drums off?
>
> >In a message dated 6/4/01 12:35:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, afox@USGS.GOV
> >writes:
> >
> >
> >> I'm trying to replace my rear brake shoes and i see that bentley shows
> >> using a puller to get the drums off.  When you replaced your shoes did
> you
> >> take the drum off with a puller?  I removed the two small (11 mm) bolts
> on
> >> the drum, then put the wheel back on, put 2 lugs on and tried pulling the
> >> drum off with the wheel but it did'nt come off.  Parking brake is off and
> >> car is in park.  Any suggestions?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >BIG HAMMER :<)
> >
> >no kiddin.   it works :<)
> >
> >chris
> >