rear brake drum removal

[gt53]

Hello fellow tc operators,I have a 2007 transit connect tdci with noisy braking, seems to be coming from the rear offside, it's strange in as much as if I use the hand brake when stopping (as a test)i it doesn't make the noise (metal to metal sound)it only happens when the foot brake is used. Now the real problem is that I have attempted to get the offside rear brake drum off but it wont budge I have tried levering top and bottom of drum I made a pulley that fits over the rim of the drum and screws down on the rear wheel hub stud but it still won't move, I was thinking of undoing the hub nut and using my puller to drag the whole thing off but was wondering what sort of damage I might inflict on the wheel hub by doing this. Has anybody else had similar problems with removing the rear brake drums on their tranny conns and if so how did you over come this problem . Thanks in advance for any worthwhile suggestions.

[Funconnect]

If your drum doesn't come off there a chance that the shoes will have worn away the braking surface of the inside of the drum and left a lip that stops the drum coming off over what's left of the shoes. Take off the handbrake adjustment and see if it helps.
Your puller is a good idea but the drum needs to be levered off one side at a time ie lever the left then right side then the left etc. Your puller will be pulling square on .
Removing the hub sometimes works as it allows more sideways movement to the drum and if careful no damage should occur

[liteace]

Some info here:

viewtopic.php?f=54&t=137180&p=1137343&hilit=rear+brake+drum#p1137343

[gt53]

thanks for the replies and the link for info, I will certainly look into that. Regarding the groove worn in the brake drum friction surface should I expect at least some movement of the drum when levering as mine won't move at all it's almost as if the drum is rusted on to the hub/bearing carrier.

[Funconnect]

thanks for the replies and the link for info, I will certainly look into that. Regarding the groove worn in the brake drum friction surface should I expect at least some movement of the drum when levering as mine won't move at all it's almost as if the drum is rusted on to the hub/bearing carrier.

It could be , try it with a big hammer

[gt_addict]

Does the wheel rotate when the handbrake is off?

[john kyte]

I had this problem,,, So I hit the wheel studs in,,so now the drum is not stuck on the studs,,,,then ,I put a jack from edge of drum up to the chassis,,,and jacked chassis up so that weight of van is trying to push the drum off,,,then kept hitting drum with[you guessed] yes a hammer,,,until drum finally popped off. I think I heated the drum before hammering I think the drums had been on there since 1989 but only 58000 on the clock

[gt53]

Glad to report the fbh fixed it perseverence and brut foce finally over came the problem which I am convinced was down to rust on the bearing carrier/hub, have replaced the brake shoes which were down to the metal, cleaned the hubs of rust and refitted drums which now slide on and off with little effort and now the handbrake works like a goodun. Thanks for the suggestions.