Rear Drum brakes pissing me off

[BKKCRX]

Can someone please tell me how to get the drums off the the 1991 CRX DX rear brakes. i know i need the 2 screws to pop it out but what size cause i tried all differetn kinds and can't find the proper one. thanks.

[CRXsiR84]

those screws holes suck they usualy get filled wit junk so u cant even thred a screws in, iv always done is take off the scroos holdin it on, then get a torch and heat up the drum around the hub. and hit it wit a metal hammer and a plastic hammer to force it off. usualy there not that fun cuz they wear groves into eachother so when they come off the drum might rip off the shoes wit it. but good luck bro.
Tyler

[mullinator]

I've never cared what the spec is on those screw holes. It's the same as most of the other screws you'll find elsewhere on the car. Just "borrow" a couple and turn each a quarter turn at a time. I can usually break the drum loose with a 3lb short-handle hammer, but I think I resorted to screws at least once. -scott

[BKKCRX]

i tried like 3 different kinds of screws and i even tried the hammer

[mullinator]

When using the hammer method, we're talking about really hauling off and whacking it. Um... this might be hard to describe. I sit facing the drum and smack it on the top, on the corner closest to me, aiming at a 45 degree angle down toward the center of the car. One hit, turn the drum an eighth in one direction, hit again, repeat. I've chipped one or two drums with this method, but it's more convenient than the screw method, IMHO.

Of course, nothing will help if you haven't released the parking brake or the star adjusters have gone haywire and locked the shoes against the drum (I don't think I've ever seen the latter). If the hub will turn by hand, you're ok on these fronts.

Another tip I use is to coat the surface of the drum that mates to the hub with anti-seize compound before I reinstall it. -scott

[tron]

I just keep hitting the drum while spinning it with a short handled 4lb. hammer. It loosens up eventually. It works for me.

[BKKCRX]

Aight i'll try that. MADBALL