'65 320 brake drum stuck

[Crusty320]

i cant get the drum off my truck i have concluded that it is rusted on in the middle it is circled where it it rusted on in the picture below. i dont want to buy a drum puller anyone have a suggestion 

the image is not mine just on off the internet btw

-thanks, crusty

[datzenmike]

Heat around the center and the lugs. Don't worry drums are used to getting hot. Use a 4 pound maul or hammer and smack round and round outside the lug circle. Heat will expand the holes and loosen.... unless the shoes are the cause.

[mklotz70]

you can probably borrow or rent the puller from a parts store or rental place.  

[bilzbobaggins]

Do the 320's not have the jack holes?

[wayno]

As I recall all 320 brake drums have 2 screws that hold them onto the axle, so do the early 520s, you have to remove the 2 screws.

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

Yes, the drum rusts to the axle flange. Heat, and maybe lots of it, are going to be the cure.

 

This is assuming that you A- have the screws removed, and B- that the shoes are loosened to help with removal.

 

On the 320, there is a dust shield on the back of the brake backing plate that makes hitting the drum with a hammer difficult, There are two slots in the dust shield that make it possible to use a small drift, but it is close and precarious work. Wear gloves so you still have knuckles when your done.

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

Here is a pic. You can barely see the notches or slots in the dust shield around the perimeter of the backing plate.

 

[mklotz70]

there's a technique I use in this vid that might help.  I've also had to cut them off with a cut off wheel. I was doing a disc upgrade, so I didn't care about the drum.

 

[fiveoneO]

I've drilled and taped holes in the face of drums before to make jack holes. Worked to remove some really stuck drums that I couldn't get with a puller.