Can't remove Mazda brake drum

Hi Larry, have you got the drum off yet?
I haven't time to follow weeks of the thread of conversations
The B2000 etc. rear brake drums have a "self adjust" mechanism the prevents the star wheel from turning back wards.
When you turn the star wheel, "click click click" , you were tightening the brake shoes up!
The star wheel has a straight spring that pushes against it, from the back, and it only allows the "tightening" rotation.
This spring is what makes the "click click click" noise.
You need 2 tools at once to be able to wind the star wheel backward.
One to push and hold the "spring" back from the star wheel.
The other is the "screwdriver" or blade to turn the , now free , star wheel backward.

You can make the tool yourself, from a wire coat hanger or other stiff wire.
I.e. " do a "Heath Robinson" job. ( you would need to be my age to understand the meaning of that too)
When you have finished releasing the pressure of the shoes on the drum, undo the 2 Phillips head, countersunk, drum retaining screws from the drum face.
Clean out and lube the other 2 holes in the drum face. Screw the 2 countersunk screws into these threaded holes.

WARNING; Don't screw in all the way, and too tight, or they will bind in the hole.
This will draw the drum enough to be able to get a flat blade behind the drum, at the centre of the 6 stud hub.
DON'T lever it too hard, but use leverage and mallet banging on the outer edge of the drum to work the drum off.
DON'T breath in the dust! Clean it all out, lube everything that's metal to metal, check that rubber boots aren't perished or leaking (badly).
If you aren't good at remembering where everything was and how it goes together, take PHOTOS before you pull it apart.
Lubing makes dismantling/ reassembly/ rust resistance all the more effective.

I hope this helps you and others
Cheers; Mazda da Truck

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> Hi Larry, have you got the drum off yet?



I hope he has, otherwise he's been struggling with this problem since 1999,
which would be pretty sad.

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