good idea lads would have never though of that... could have saved myself 1/2 hour with a hammer:lol:

its all done now, we did as above, with the puller

if your replacing the drum & brakes, then just bolt a wheel on as said with castlenut removed & keep yanking it

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Originally posted by tom_simes
Thanks, but I tried both of those last time guys, put an old steel wheel on and smacked it with a mallet, but didnt shift.
also tried levering it off, but no response from it, even though handbrake cable is slack.
any other ideas?

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In future, the easiest way to get the drum off is to put a wheel back onto it once you've removed the castellated nut etc, put a couple of wheel bolts in, and just pull on the wheel. You'll have a much better grip of that, and it'll all just pop off into your hand.

I fought for ages with mine once til i thought of that, and it works a treat. :thumbs:

was thinking about cutting the drum off, but in the end we managed to use a puller to get the drum far enough away from the backplate to get a screwdriver in there, and lever the shoes away from the clip at the bottom, all came apart then! Anyway, we have just come back in from replacing the brakes, have only done one side though, as its bloody snowing! think its -2C outside here! :lol:

Take out the split pin and undo the castle nut. Put the wheel back on and leather the shit out it with a sledge hammer. Failing that...

ttt

Thanks, but I tried both of those last time guys, put an old steel wheel on and smacked it with a mallet, but didnt shift.
also tried levering it off, but no response from it, even though handbrake cable is slack.
any other ideas?

if you can mate,de adjust the handbrake,probably best to use a pair of grips and a 13mm spanner.once you have done that,use 2 long screwdrivers top and bottom and lever the drum of bit by bit.hope this helps:thumbs:

just keep smacking it with a hammer it will come off eventually...

ttt

Right,
my Corsa starting making a noise from the nearside rear wheel while drving the other day, so got home and wheel was very hot, which lead me to believe its the brakes.
On Friday, me and my Dad attempted to take the drum off to inspect it, and see if we could find the problem. However, we can't get the drum out. Basically, the pins securing the shoes to the backplate have fallen out, meaning the washer and retaining spring have both fallen into the drum. As a result, the drum will now not come off, as the shoes are jammed inside the drum, but still attached to the backplate by the handbrake.
Any ideas?
Thanks!:)