Toocool

I have decided to postpone my disk brake conversion, but now a new issue. I cant get the front drums off of the hub, on either side. I finally just pulled the whole hub off to find the right front shoes and drum covered in grease. I guess the inner seal has gone bad, it looks original. I am going to replace the shoes, springs, wheel cylinders and bearings. I was going to have the drums turned but the drums just wont come off the hubs. Are new hubs available? I couldn't find them. Oreillys and AutoZone cant get them. If I can get new hubs I will buy new drums too.

oldcutlass

The drum and hub come off the car as a unit. You can cut the drums while they are mounted to the hub. Make sure you change the races with the bearings.

joe_padavano

In fact, you WANT to turn the drums with them mounted on the hubs to account for any runout. The drums are held to the hubs by the lug studs. You need to press the studs completely out of the drum/hub assembly to free the two. The only reason to do that is if the drum is too far gone to be turned.

RocketDevo

Some Hubs and drums are separate, others come as one unit, usually original's.