brake drum and hub

[mojobaby]

After struggling for a day, this morning I managed to borrow a drum puller from a neighbouring farmer. It came off in 2 minutes. I wish I had known before that he had one! The wheel turns very easily now that the brake shoes have been released.
I'd really like to expose the whole backplate and springs and shoes etc so I can give everything a good clean and rub on some copper grease before I replace the shoes.
Unfortunately I have no idea how to remove the hub so would welcome any advice.

 

[Geoff in the Gully]

Not an easy task. The hub is press fitted onto two large bearings and you have to pull them out. You need a tool like the one in the attached picture. It bolts onto the wheel studs and the screw in the middle pushes down on the drive shaft. You can see by the thickness of the legs that it's designed for a large amount of force!

 

[mojobaby]

Thanks for the detailed instructions Geoff, that's a little beyond my capabilities at the moment. If I ever got it off I'd never get it back on again. I actually started off with a drum puller but when it started pushing in that centre bolt which I presume is the end of the driveshaft, I stopped immediately.
When I took the drum off I left the nut on that bolt so it didn't move
I'll just clean as best I can with a little wire brush and some cleaner.

 

[montenegro]

IF you are any where near brittany I can lend you a 'reverse hammer tool' made for this job, much better than the tool in the picture !

 

[mojobaby]

thanks Monte for your kind offer. You're in the North and i'm in the South where the sun shines. I'm just going to work around the hub. I'll just be giving myself unnecessary work because I really just wanted to give all the brake components a scrub. All 4 wheels are locked up tight and this is the first one that I've freed. You can check the car in "New Projects"

 

[Steve Hennessey]

You don't have to remove the hub to remove or replace the brake shoes. It's a very fiddly job but it can be done.

 

[mojobaby]

You don't have to remove the hub to remove or replace the brake shoes. It's a very fiddly job but it can be done.

If you check under TECH TIPS--BRAKES +HUBS--REAR BRAKE SHOES, first photo. I was trying to get to that stage basically to clean everything and apply copper grease and new shoes. (although I'm busy with the front brake)

After reading the replies on your site I've decided that the hub will have to stay on while I change the pads and clean up.
It's pointless looking for unnecessary work; call it "enthusiastic madness"

 

[Steve Hennessey]

Yes, we've all suffered from 'Enthusiastic Madness' at some point in our lives

Basic stuff with brakes - clean out all dust using brake cleaner, make sure the cylinder pistons move from side to side and there are no leaks, make sure that the linings are still bonded to the shoes, check the springs, check for siezure in the handbrake mechanism, check automatic adjusters. If the brakes squeak then pop a little copper grease on a cotton bud, lever the shoe away from the backplate slightly and apply the grease where the shoe touches the backplate.