after i tried heating, hammering, prying and other techniques for four hours
I pried with three big screwdrivers at the same time. using three against
the backing plate has the advantage that the backing plate cannot flex away
since it would have to deform in two directions. it the popped off
relatively easily.
If you hammer too much you will get your drums out of shape and have a
pulsing brake pedal afterwards. I ended up putting ew ones on, they are
relatively cheap.

florian

On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 3:22 PM, Richard Golen <rgolen@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> During the engine/transmission swap on my 87 Westy, I figured I'd re-do the
> rear brakes. So, Alex and I removed the retaining bolts on the rear drums,
> but they appear to be "frozen" on to the rear axle hubs.
>
> Any suggestions on how to "pop" the drums from the hubs?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Ric
>
>
>
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