I'll say it again:

1) Make sure parking brake is off
2) Make sure that the two bolts with the 10mm HEADS are removed
3) Try to gently remove drum - if that fails proceed
4) Place a jack under the drum, with a block of wood between the drum and
the jack
5) Very gently raise the jack applying light pressure
Drum should pop right off.

No hammer necessary. I consider this the best method. You won't dent
anything, and you won't break a sweat.

Cheers,
Bruce

>From: Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@YAHOO.COM>
>Reply-To: Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@YAHOO.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Brake Drums?
>Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 12:58:21 -0800
>
>No, do not remove the big nut...it will not help.
>
>Take a good sized sledge hammer...3 lb or so...and basically beat the heck
>out of the drum.  Pound ii in the flat areas between each of the lugs.  And
>then keep pounding...and then some more.  You will see it start to loosen
>and finally it will come off.
>
>You will also have to back off the self adjusters through the hole in the
>backing plate.
>
>Z
>
>tabe johnson <xtabe@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>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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