In a message dated 3/29/03 4:29:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, hradek@YAHOO.COM
writes:

> I have always like to check my rear brakes every two
> years to keep the drums from sticking.   One had
> become stuck so bad I was only checking the one loose
> one.   That particuliar one I was checking had a
> cracked set of shoes so it was time to address the
> stuck side.   I started out with the rust buster and
> the rubber hammer.   Moved to stage two with the
> tapping of the metal hammer.   There really is no easy
> way to get a good hit at the drum.

the trick is to never store your van w/ the parking brake on.   but if they
do stick, some good whacks on the middle part of the wheel (not advised if
its an alloy wheel:<) with a sledgehammer , and pulling the van w/ a rope or
whatever in neutral will do the trick.
chris