There are two bolts that hold the drum to the hub. I think that the head on
them is 10mm. Make sure you have removed those. Also make sure your parking
brake is not engaged.

DO NOT remove that huge nut. It doesn't need to come off.

If you whack the drum with a hammer a couple of times and it still doesn't
come off, try putting a jack under the drum (it might be a good idea to
place a block of wood between the drum and the jack so you don't warp the
drum) and jacking it up just a bit. I've done that a couple of times and it
works like a charm.

Just be sure you don't jack it up to high. You aren't trying to lift the van
to work under it - you just want to apply some force to the drum. This has
always proven to be a very easy and near effortless way to remove a stuck
drum. You shouldn't even break a sweat.

Good luck and let me know if it works for you.

Cheers,
Bruce

>From: tabe johnson <xtabe@YAHOO.COM>
>Reply-To: tabe johnson <xtabe@YAHOO.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Stupid Question of the Day - Brake Drums?
>Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 15:17:45 -0500
>
>Hey Y'all  (I'm allowed to say y'all)
>
>Time for another.....
>"Stupid
>Question of the
>Day!"  (SQD, pat. pend.)
>
>
>
>How do I pull the rear drums?  Tried tapping (OK, hammering) from
>all sides to no avail.  I don't have to remove that huge 462mm nut
>just to get the drums off, do I?
>
>--tabe johnson
>xtabe@yahoo.com
>
>
>
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