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kamilk69,Oct 10 2006, 10:33 AM Wrote:i tried taking the damn drums off and they wouldnt budge, broke two screw drivers trying to get them off
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#1 rule of what NOT to do. I've seen more twisted backing plates that way.

Brake drum shoes wear a small groove at the edge of the drum, which forms a lip that keeps the drum from sliding off. You have to reach up inside the adjustment access port with 2 screwdivers and back off the adjustment wheel. And soak the face area between the hub/studs and drum with penetrating oil and let sit for a couple of hours. A couple smacks with a hard rubber mallet and the drum pops off 90% of the time.