Seized Drum Brake

VDART said

yes that sucks----- if the star adjuster is stuck-- use the the 2 hammer method, place 1 on the drum in different areas --- smack that one with a bigger hammer.
if all else fails-- drill out the 2 hold down pins on the back side & pry the drum carefully loose.
usually swearing & big hammer blows get it done .. Lawrence

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Thanks Lawrence,
I did get the drum slightly off the backing plate (big hammer + swearing), but if I peek behind the drum while pulling I can see the shoes starting to come out with the drum. Since my knowledge of them is somewhat limited I didn't know if I continued to yank on the drum if I would do some serious damage to something else?