stuck brake drum

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Apr 2, 2017 | 04:45 PM
  #1  
i got one off in nov and shoes looked good so i let the other go till now.i want to lube where needed like the other. on it i hit the center with a blunt chizel and sprayed,pryed and hammered. it came off.
not this one,yet. anyother ideas??
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Apr 2, 2017 | 05:12 PM
  #2  
The shoes may be hanging up. Take the plug out on the backing plate and turn the adjuster to loosen them. Be careful using a hammer on the drum too, I've seen them break. Good luck!
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Apr 2, 2017 | 05:56 PM
  #3  
ok, well patience paid again. the break i took let the lube work and it loosened enuf.
i had to wiggle it off the shoes, forggot the direction of adjuster!!
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Apr 2, 2017 | 06:04 PM
  #4  
Very good. If you ever run into that again try heating the area between the wheel studs after the "PB Blaster" sits for a couple minutes.. By the way. Adjuster up retracts. Adjuster down expands.
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Apr 2, 2017 | 07:54 PM
  #5  
If a drum is seized on the hub, (not hung up on the shoes), easy way to heat it is to jack up just that wheel and power-brake it. This will heat up the drum pronto. Probably cheap insurance to have a few lugs on there to make sure it doesn't go flying! Suppose that could help with being hung on the shoes if it were close.
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