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    I need to remove a very stubborn brake drum... I know this sounds noobish, but I've taken these things off plenty of times. Usually a good hammer whack or prying with some screwdrivers will do the trick, but no. It feels like there is a spring in the middle of the brake system holding the drum on. The parking brake is off, and I can turn the wheel freely, but the drum is being a little bastard.
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    Find a real man to whack the face of the drum with a hammer for you.
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    On the back of the drum mounting plate there is an oval whole for making adjustments to the brake, that is where the little star thingy is, try to adjust this in, that will physically move the pads in. Next step, call Travis, have him hit it with a hammer.
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    Can you turn the drum with your hands, or only with the wheel on? If the drum spins easily enough by hand then the pads aren't contacting the drum, just beat the **** out of it with a hammer
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    I've had the pads wear a line in the drum before where you could spin the drum, but the pads still caught on when you tried to pull them off.
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    Have tried hitting the shoulder with a BFH...

    Karl - the adjuster you're talking about, how do I turn it?

    Tommy - I can turn it by hand with the wheel off just fine.

    As I'm trying to pull it off with a screwdriver, I can see the drum start prying off. Then it will violently snap back onto the backing plate, all while making a sound like a spring extending.
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    Auto parts stores have a tool, I use a flat head screw driver.

    Here is the magic tool

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    There is a lip worn into your old brake shoes. The shoes are held on with a combination of springy nail looking thingy's. Once you do what karl says it will come off. The tool is called a brake spoon i believe.
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    Agreed that the brake shoes are f*cked and holding the drum on. If they have worn a deep enough groove then i have heard of people having to cut the drum off in sections. That would suck. Pray it's as easy as bringing in the shoe tensioner.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TdmayfieldIV View Post
    There is a lip worn into your old brake shoes. The shoes are held on with a combination of springy nail looking thingy's. Once you do what karl says it will come off. The tool is called a brake spoon i believe.
    Yeah, like I said, a flat head...
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    I use the ryno-smash method, then find a new drum at a junkyard and put it into the magic bag
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    I have adjusted the drums all the way down. Used a screwdriver since oreilly didnt have the tool (it was actually pretty easy to do with a screwdriver)

    These little bastards still wont come off.. I'm going to HF today to get the biggest hammer and pry bar they have. Then I'll just hit it til I feel better and hopefully something will fall off
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    Anybody know how to completely remove the alarm system on a 99 suburban (old body style) or have a key fob they would let go for real cheap? My alarm is being a pain in the ass, even in valet mode.
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    Changing out front hub assembly on '05 Silverado, anybody done it? Seems fairly straightforward.

    Front right starting making a squealing noise on turns, jacked it up and I've got some nice play on that side.
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    Probably just removing the wheel, caliper, and rotor; unbolt the hub assembly and put the new one on in reverse order. Cheaper brands of hub assemblies tend to not fit as well as the more expensive brands and I'm pretty sure moog is one of the few manufactures that still cold forge parts. I've also heard good things about whatever is inside of napa parts boxes, but I'm not sure who makes them. Not sure on chevy trucks but I know on the fords you need new spindle nuts if it's 4wd.
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