I can't take off my barke drums, Can't take off drum brakes Options

[Modified]

I have a 94 Celica ST. Drums are starting to make noises. Its time to change those shoes. I can't take of the drum, I waked it with a hammer a lot. Am I going crazy or am I doing something wrong? Do you need anything else? Please help me!

[celicast3sgte]

I have a 94 Celica ST. Drums are starting to make noises. Its time to change those shoes. I can't take of the drum, I waked it with a hammer a lot. Am I going crazy or am I doing something wrong? Do you need anything else? Please help me!
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ok so ill state the obvious just incase since you didnt mention it. Is the ebrake on? it activates the drum brakes and wont let you remove the drum. otherwise does it budge at all or is it solid in its place?

[Hanyo]

hit the drum with a rubber hammer a couple times. Then, thread two 12mm bolts into the small holes near the middle of the drum.

This should push them out. Drum brakes wear out very slowly, I recomend cleanging them and checking pad thickness before you change them. They are a head ache to take apart and put back together.

[toyotatech]

their 8mm x 1.25 bolts

[soulshadow]

You should be ok as long as you get your drums out, but in a very strange and super weird scenario like with my fathers toyota pickup truck.

The drums could have melted and intergrated with the whole assembly of the mechanical parts of the axel/wheel/ what ever you call that, that holds the drums together. It was really nasty! We had to cut the whole thing out with a saw and torch.

[Galcobar]

Remember to adjust your parking brake in a bit -- the adjuster is a toothed wheel at the bottom of the assembly, and you can access it through a hole in the drum. Flathead screwdriver will work to turn the adjuster.