Often there is a considerable amount of wear on the rear drums.
After backing off the adjusters (if they aren't locked up) you can use a
rubber hammer to knock the drums loose after removing the one or two
small bolts on the surface of the drum.
It doesn't hurt to spray a little rust remover on the center area of the
drum where it centers on the bearing carrier.
In addition it is sometimes helpful to back off the emergency brake cable
adjusting bolt so it does not impair the removal of the drums.

Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia

On Sun, 7 Oct 2001 10:33:42 -0500 John Rodgers <jhrodgers@CHARTER.NET>
writes:
> Edward Maglott wrote:
>
> >   I think Bentley shows taking off the
> > monster nut on the axle, and then pulling off the hub with the
> drum via the
> > puller that uses the lug bolts.  But some people seem to advocate
> taking
> > the drum off the hub by banging and not pulling.  What's the
> story?
>
> NO! NO! NO! Do not try and remove that big nut for rear brake
> work!!!
>
> There is a small bolt in the face of the drum that you can simply
> remove. Then
> the drum just slides off over the lug bolts and the axle nut.
>
> You may need to whack the drum a bit or even heat it a bit, but it
> will come
> off.
>
> Also, be sure you have backed the brake adjustment wheel way off so
> the brake
> shoe is well clear of the drum on the inside.
>
> So far as the star-wheel adjustment direction... I can't tell about
> that except
> to try it one way, and then turn the wheel. If the wheel won't turn
> or the drum
> drags you are going in the wrong direction.
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
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