Brake Drum Removal

[cedryck]

Always a good idea to slap some anti seize around the lugs. A touch of heat may expand the drum to assist in removal.

[Jim-ME]

For the cost of a drum screw I just pitch the old ones and use a new one with never seize every time I pull a drum. Makes life a lot simpler.
Jim

[Papa Romeo]

Thanks for all the replies. I successfully removed the brake drum screw with an impact screwdriver. I will heed the advice to use new screws and anti-seize. Now that the drum is off, I've learned that Lightweight hubs don't look anything like standard SIII hubs. Even with the drum off, the hub assesmbly blocks access to the brakes themselves. Either I've got the wrong green bible or there is no mention of how to access the brakes around the hub. All pointers are welcome! -PR

[jac04]

Now that the drum is off, I've learned that Lightweight hubs don't look anything like standard SIII hubs. Even with the drum off, the hub assesmbly blocks access to the brakes themselves.

Other than the flat style end caps (on Lightweights with pre-rationalized axles), the hubs look exactly the same as regular SIII hubs. Post a picture of what you're seeing, the brakes should be fully accessible after removing the drum.

[SafeAirOne]

They probably show the brake assembly with the hub removed in the book. Otherwise, you wouldn't see anything.

The springs are all located behind the hub flange, so you have to work around it.

[Papa Romeo]

Here's a picture... as has been said, the flange blocks the view. Even when I'm looking down on it, I can barely see the springs. Thanks in advance for the help.

[SafeAirOne]

That looks pretty normal.

What I do is to install the bottom spring, weave the shoes around the hub with only one side of the top spring hooked. Once it's behind the hub, I connect the other side of the top spring.

Next, using a long screwdriver, I lever one shoe almost into its bottom seat. Do the same for the other side. There'll be a lot of bottom spring tension to overcome. The bottoms won't fully seat till the tops are seated in the wheel cylinder.

Carefully lever each shoe top into its position on the wheel cylinder, taking care not to rip the boots, then make sure that the shoe bottoms click into their seated position.

[Papa Romeo]

Perfect instructions. Done. Now I can get on with the weekend! Thanks much.

[SafeAirOne]

It just occurred to me--I had 109 rear brakes in mind when I wrote the instructions. 88 brakes may or may not be different--I don't know. The 109 brakes don't have that ring-thingy on the bottom to retain the shoes, but rather look like the setup in the 3rd photo down on this page on TeriAnn's website:

http://www.expeditionlandrover.info/landRoverFAQ/FAQ_rearbrakes.htm