1930 model a rear drums Q.

[hemiphil]

Wanted to have a look at the rear brakes for ware and I'm having a hard time taking the drum off. Any advice?

[Tom Wesenberg]

Have you backed the adjusting screw all the way OUT?

[Pilotdave]

The hub may be the culprit. It stick on the axle pretty solidly - a little corrosion and/or binding from when the last guy tightened the nut on the end of the axle will lock it up tight. I fought with one a while and then borrowed a rear drum/hub puller from a friend - had it off in a minute. One tip: once you have tension on the puller, whack the screw head with a heavy hammer - that helps break the corrosion. Second tip - there are two styles of puller. One works on the protruding ring hub style, the other on the recessed ring hub style. See p157 in the '12 Bratton's catalog.

[glenn in camino]

You need a big puller. The kind that attaches to 3 lug studs. Maybe you could borrow or rent one. I bought one from a Mac Tools dealer 25 years ago and it has never failed to break a drum loose without damaging anything. Be careful with those knocker things that thread on to the axle. You could damage the axle threads.

[Pilotdave]

There are several types of pullers. The one I used does not thread onto the end of the axle shaft. It pulls directly on the hub and pushes against the end of the axle.

[columbiA]

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Best type puller for 28-48 hubs is type that clamps on groove in hub,even better than 3 leg type.But I have always managed to get them off by using a home made KO puller.You have to keep the puller tight,jack up the other side,stick 2 screw drivers between drum & B P and keeping pressure on the screw drivers with your knee & 1 hand, hit the K O a good swat or two with a 4# hammer.Ive always been able to get them off this way.The odd time Ive had to heat the hub to get them off in extreme cases.

[1931 flamingo]

Another way, (has been suggested on the forum here before) is to loosen axle nut a thread or two and drive the car in a circle to loosen. If this doesn't work then use a hub puller.
Paul in CT

[JBill]

I've found removing a stuck hub to be the most frustrating job ever in working on my A. I have one hub I swear became one piece with the axle!! I finally bought one of the expensive hub pullers (from Snyder's) and it worked immediately, after I had tried every other kind of puller and everything else--short of hammering on the end of the axle with a BPH, which seems to me a bad idea, bound to do damage somewhere.

[700rpm]

Originally Posted by 1931 flamingo

Another way, (has been suggested on the forum here before) is to loosen axle nut a thread or two and drive the car in a circle to loosen. If this doesn't work then use a hub puller.
Paul in CT

This method might work, but when I was learning mechanics I was told this can mess up your keyways, so I've avoided doing it.