my father (Rico Dagastino) and I have recently redone
the rear brakes on my van(hadn'y been done in ten
years!), and let us tell you, it's a lot easier to get
the drum off if you take the wheel nut off and just
remove the drum and the whatsit in the center there
instead of trying to remove the thing /w the lugs in
the middle from the drum.

a LOT easier. if you have one of those wheel nut
remover tools, then you beat on the tool instead of
the brake.

--- Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET> 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
> >

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