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Hi All,

Just joined the forum. I have a 96 Fairway, have replaced the front caliper seals and pads which was fairly simple to do. I need to now replace the rear brake shoes but cannot get either brake drum to come off! Have undone the countersunk screw but drum will not move. Have I missed anything!

Many thanks

If its anything like the ones I have done the problem is rust on the inside of the drum, just keep walloping it with a hammer it will loosen up eventually.

slacken off the adjusters on the back, either with a spanner or a screwdriver through the hole, and hit the drums with a hammer

Hi,

Many thanks for taking the time to respond, much appreciated. Going to have another go later today!! Is there anywhere on a Fairway that doesn't suffer from rust!?

Don't think so

I think just the tyres, but they go mouldy if sat for to long

Steering Wheel.

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Looking through the small hole on the back plate, you can reset the adjuster ratchet thing. The drum should then just slide off. That's how I changed my drums. Don't hit a drum even with a mallet because you could make it go oval.
When I got my cab and after cutting out all the rust and welding in new metal, I sprayed over a gallon of waxoyl under the body and in all the voids... That shoud help

The windows dont rust.

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The frames do and the rubbers disintegrate and fall out

Rent or Borrow a Drum puller tool, It beats Fecking up the Drum or Incinerating Cylinder seals through using Heat.

Never got a drum of a fairway without the use of a hammer and the F and C word !

Ahh...the Best tool in the Box..a Bat Stick.

When I was in the RN it was usually called the "Light adjuster" - used on the more delicate things that would not budge!

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Ah, the good old Glasgow screwdriver

I've seen drums crack when hammered off.

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