Cant get rear brake drum off please help quick!!!!!

[tcAtc200s]

Hey i cant get my rear brake drum off.Ive taken both nuts off the axel that hold it in(as looks from the manual)The manual looks like you just pull the drum off but i cant get it out.Ive bent a tire iron trying to get it off.Please help.How does this thing come off?

[Vealmonkey]

You have to take every bit of tension off the brake arm. In fact I would recommend taking the adjustment nut all the way off the rear bar and pulling the lever and that little barrel with the hole in it totally off the rear brake lever if you can. If you have to remove the rear brake pedal to do it, then so be it. What happens is the brakes often wear a lip into the outer edge of the inside of the rear brake drum and then they won't clear the lip until you pull every last little bit of break tension off the brake shoes. Then it should just slide right off. I hope that makes sense?

[tcAtc200s]

O great now thats my next problem i cant get the tension off because the brakes sat pulled tight for 2 years and now there stuck with tension ive tried beating the brake lever on the back of the drum cover to releave tension but its not moving.Im afraid im gonna strip the gear.

[tcAtc200s]

Update got the tention off with some eastman strength lubricant like wd-40 but the drum is still stuck.

[zppeacock]

heat is your friend

[Walkerallen]

a hammer may work too. use it like you would to get a car brake drum off. beat it around the lip a little.

[wisconsinite]

i had that problem with my sx, had to remove the axle completely and took it to work and pressed it out. YEARS of dirt, rust, and assorted grime can form a bond to rival super glue. FYI be careful whaling on the drum, it's cast and can crack rather easily.