Posted by David Sherman on Sunday, October 09, 2005 at 2:20PM :
In Reply to: How a rookie removes brake drums and wheel hubs. posted by Davetec on Sunday, October 09, 2005 at 1:23AM :
I wish I'd had that the first time I did it. I didn't know about retracting the shoes (fortunately there wasn't much of a ridge on the drums) and I had a terrible time getting the flat-head screws out. I finally ground an old crow-bar down to make a giant screwdriver that fit tightly. The TMs say simple things like "remove screws" and "remove drum", but don't tell you what to do if it's not easy. Your pictures and explanations based on working on an old truck that's sat a long time rather than one that's new and non-rusty are very helpful.