Thanks for the tip - I cut in around the flange a bit last night and did spray some PB blaster on it - hopefully it did the trick and I'll have the same luck you did on the second day.

Cheers
-Ben

> Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:58:16 -0400
> From: greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM
> Subject: Re: Tips for removing drums??
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> When I did this, mine were really stuck on.  I spent hours banging with a
> hammer with no success.  Then I tried to cut in to the rusty groove a little
> bit with a pick/knife/whatever and soaked it a lot with pb blaster.  The
> next day, 5 minutes of hard work with the hammer got them off.
> 
> -Wes
> 
> On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 11:21 AM, Ben Cichowski <aquasheck@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Hey All,
> >
> > I tend to breeze through the "difficult" stuff and then have trouble with
> > the "easy" stuff.
> >
> > Does anyone have a good tip for removing the brake drums (I have an 88
> > Vanagon).
> >
> > I typically just give a few bangs around the outside and off the drum
> > comes....maybe I didn't bang enough (started getting self conscience as it
> > was midnight and I didn't want to wake the neighbors)
> >
> > But, if anyone has a better tip, please share.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Ben
> > '88 Wolfsburg ej22
> >
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