Thanks Paul,
The drum is now off. Slackening the adjuster certainly
helped it to move. It just seemed to be hung up on one
stud. Eventually I was able to pry it right at the
back instead of just the rim.
I think the DPO had used about 150 ft/lbs to tighten
the nuts which may have caused the studs to deform.
Thanks again,
James
--- Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> Worn drums develop a groove that the shoes lie in
> and the outer ridge tends
> to lock the shoes in. Have you tried backing off
> the adjuster? Is the hub
> rotating or stuck? Rather than just levering
> against the backplate I use a
> mallet on the centre of the hub whilst levering and
> find that usually shifts
> it where just levering doesn't, and usually without
> having to back off the
> adjuster. You'll need to lever and tap at two or
> three points around the
> circumference of the drum to 'walk' it off.
>
> PaulH.
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