DId you remove the small 11 mm bolts that hold the drum on?
They are located on the outside, right next to the lug nut studs
that are sticking out. There are 2. They bolt the center of the drum
to the hub.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Sun, 28 Feb 1999, Don R. Preston, Jr. wrote:

> Hi there everyone,
>
> Sorry to bother you all with this, but I'm to the point of
> frustration......even the Corona's aren't helping anymore..
>
> So I was just gonna replace the rear brake pads.......
>
> I can get the rear passenger-side wheel off, but I cannot get the drum off,
> no matter what. I have adjusted the geared adjuster (accessed through a hole
> on the inside of the brake) and loosened the parking brake up. Alas, no
> go...
>
> The drum doesn't seem to be loosening from the back plate at all. I won't
> even go into the driver's-side.....I'm going to have to get an impact driver
> just to get the last two lug-nuts off.
>
> Anybody out there know of some trick to loosening the rotors?
>
> I guess Debbie (p.o.) was right when she said that the van had never had
> it's brakes serviced......*ouch*
>
> Thanks,
>
> Don & Christina Preston
> '87 Wolfsberg Vanagon GL
> '77 Auto Transporter
>