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I recently had the rear drums off of our 92 Caravan FWD.
I could not get the drums off by themselves, both sides were seized onto the hubs. The brake shoes were loose, that was not why they would not come off.
I had to take the bearings out and take the hub/drum off as one piece and then put the drum on the floor of the shop on top of a rag and place a piece of wood on the top of the hub area and strike it several sharp blows with a 3 lb hammer. This seperated the hubs from the brake drums.
I then replaced the hubs and bearings and went on to inspect the brake shoes and drums.
If your vehicle is a FWD this should work for you also. Just be careful not to hit on the wheel studs or you will end up replacing them.
If you are not confident in your ability to replace the shoes you should take it to a shop. They have to be correctly put back together for the brakes to work properly.
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