Denni's rear brakes

[jeff tarquinio <tarquinio_jeff@domain.elided>]

Denni,
	A lot of times, you have to heat the drum right near the hub to get it 
off.  I think all four wheel drum guys know what thats about.;)  Its not 
pressed on, its just rusted, or the brakes are to tight.  You can try to 
back off the adjuster screw to gain more clearance, but my guess would be 
more on the rusted hub scenario.  Drums shouldn't be too hard to find, and 
I would think $75 is way too much.  Check the junkyards near your house, 
sometimes you can get a nice set off an oldie that just needs to be 
machined.  Cripes, I'd think for 75 beans, you could get a hole used rear 
axle!  Anyway, Once you get 'em off, my suggestion would be to get a new 
hardware kit as well as new brake shoes, its worth the $15-20 extra.  You 
might also want to file or grind out the hub circle of the drum for a 
little extra clearance with a dremmel or something.   As far as rear disc 
conversion goes, Jim Weed's web page at www.off-road.com/~jweed/index.html 
has good info on it.  I think there's some stuff on the FAQ also, check it 
out.
Good luck!
I'm sure tons of people have info on this subject.
Tark '77 Terra 345/T19/D20