#1) Back off on the brake shoe adjustment screw devise.
#2) Remove the wheel, remove the 2 10mm bolts holding the drum to the stub
axle hub.
#3) Reinstall the wheel but leave the lug nuts about two turns loose on each
wheel.
#4) Drive the van around the block or just back it out over a curb a few
times. Give that brake pedal lots of pumping action in this process.
#5) If you need to get that 46mm nut loose, take the van to somebody that
can loosen it for you. After your work is completed take it back to them and
get the torque set.
#6) If you install new stub axle seals be sure you use cheap old' general
purpose grease on your bearings. (If you use molybdenum grease you'll turn
that needle bearing into a bushing.)

Stan Wilder

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of tabe johnson
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 10:25 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Removing rear drums: review

Hi all,

We went over this not too long ago, but my short term memory being
what it is...

I tried the hammering technique again to get the drum off the back
of my '87 today.  I hammered about 300-400 times in total, between
the studs.  Nothing budged.  In my frustration, I also put the lug
nuts on and hammered on them a bit.  They studs moved inward!
Nothing else moved though, and the studs pulled themselves back
out when I put the wheel back on.

If I'm going to take the whole assembly off, I need a 46mm
wrench and a puller, right?  I loosen the big-ass nut, then put
the puller on so it pulls on the wheel studs and pushes on
the centre of the stub axle?

Do I need any other special tools?  What size breaker bar do I
need fo the 46mm wrench?

Happy vanning,

--tabe johnson
xtabe@yahoo.com

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