213,000 miles and the brake line is leaking slowly where there is rust. I cannot fix it if I cannot bleed the brakes afterwards. Rear brake drums with the original bleeders, never removed. It seems the bleeder wants to break when I put a socket on it.
Some of these are tight and need more effort to loosen and sometimes you have to heat the area around the bleeder screw with a torch to loosen the bleeder. then there are times when no matter what you do you have to replace the bleeder.
SOURCE: Having difficulty removing rear brake drum on 2003 Suzuki Aerio.
Yes the phillips head screws have to be removed, on some models there are two more holes in the face of the drum to insert threaded bolts to remove the drum, simply thread the bolts in to remove the drum.
SOURCE: chrysler voyager drum brakes excess hand brake travel no adjuster how can a take up slack
i had the same problem with my crysler voyager 1997,a friend of mine who is a mechanic found the problem,it is a self adjuster on the handbrake itself,once drums are adjusted up you need to go to your hanbrake area and you will find a white plastic clip on the bottom of the lever ,once removed you pull up your handbrake a few times and it self adjusts,then put the plastic clip back on,this soved my problem,by doing this my handbrake went from about 13 clicks on max to hold . to about 6 clicks and held perfectly
SOURCE: bleeding rear drum brakes
Take a small drill bit and clean out the center hole of both bleed screws (make sure you get all the way down into the hole, but don't go into the metal at the end.) Then, spray a good solvent into holes and on threads. Give some time for the solvent to soak in.
Put a six point box wrench on the bleeder then tap on the end of bleeder with a hammer. Keep doing this till it comes loose when turning the wrench. Don't use excessive force but don't be afraid to use enough force to get it to turn. Doing this, you will crush the tip of the bleeder, but that will not harm the "business end" Don't use vise grips on bleeders. At best you will damage flanks of nut portion, at worse, you will snap them off. Once you have removed bleeder, clean all rust off, make sure passageway is clear and re-install. If you do manage to break a bleeder, they can be drilled out, but it must be done carefully...if you damage threads or end seat it's officially junk. Bleeder screws are usually available at most parts stores...and, wheel cylinders are not very expensive if you need to replace one. Hope this helps!
SOURCE: REAR BRAKE DRUM WON,T COME OFF
Make sure the wheel turns and adjuster backed off . If you can see a Countersunk screw in the face of the hub remove it. If hitting it fails , usually you can see two small 8,10 or 12 mm holes in the face of the hub . Find the correct bolts and screw them into the the hub , it should force the the drum to pop off . What car is it , and does it have tapered wheel bearings on the outside of the drum?
SOURCE: how to remove rear brake drums on 2002 frod escape
Behind the brake mounting plate there is a small hole with a rubber plug on the top portion.
Remove the plug. Look from the back of the vehicle and you will see a star wheel in the hole. Stick
a long skinny screw driver with a large blade and rotate it in the direction of risistance.(clockwise).
You will hear a spring poping noise. Rotate a few times and the drums will turn freely.
Then you can slide the drums off.
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