How da hell do you pull off the hub from drum!

Regarding the back drums. Why did you have to pound on the drums? Did you not pull the rubber grommet off the back side of the backing plate, and stick your flathead screwdriver inside, and manually turn the sprocket to take the tension off the shoes?

some people beat the rear drum to loosen the shoes up a bit....I know, just adjust them out thought the back plate holes, but none the less.

the other is...just like the front hubs rusting/sticking to the drum so do the rear axle hubs.