Originally Posted by
Joe Z
With the center nut off the drum will not come off.
The drum should slide off of the spindle once that nut is removed. You may need to retract your brake shoes prior to removing the drum. Your shoes may have worn into the drum...so there is now a ridge of drum material that is catching the shoes as you try to pull the drum off. Watch the first 40 seconds of this video to see what I'm talking about.
To retract your brake shoes, you insert a screwdriver through the backing plate to re-set the adjuster (see image below)...
Also check this thread for related photos.
You might want to try removing the other drum first. See if it comes off. It may help you figure out the other side. I have never re-set the adjusters on mine. I would probably need to try it with the drum off to understand it.
Last edited by Top_Fuel; 07-28-2019 at 04:11 PM.
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