Brake Drums off How? buick century 92

[chatty]

I cant get my rear drum brakes off. Suppose to be a clip? I found two little round plugs but cant get them off? Please help. thanks chatty

[yogi_123rd]

It sounds like the shoes have worn a ridge into the drums. You'll have to loosen the brake shoe adjuster rod. The back of the backing plate has rubber plugs where holes are getting at the adjustor. Use a screwdriver to turn and loosen the adjustor rod.
If you can't unloosen the adjustor rod, then alternately, a second way of removing the drum is to cut the heads off the brake shoe retaining pins that protrude thru the back of the backing plate.

[chatty]

Originally Posted by yogi_123rd

It sounds like the shoes have worn a ridge into the drums. You'll have to loosen the brake shoe adjuster rod. The back of the backing plate has rubber plugs where holes are getting at the adjustor. Use a screwdriver to turn and loosen the adjustor rod.
If you can't unloosen the adjustor rod, then alternately, a second way of removing the drum is to cut the heads off the brake shoe retaining pins that protrude thru the back of the backing plate.

Its like the plugs are metal and I cant get them off. Any specific info.? thank you so much for your time.

[chatty]

thank you so much. Finally got them off with a heavy duty slege hammer. The regular hammer just wasnt doing the job. Thanks for all the help. I love this forum.