65 Wagon Front And Rear Brake Question

Alright......I might just be dumb *** but.....
Not my first "old" car with drum brakes but I cannot seem to remove the front brake drum off either side of the wagon...
Took the rims and tires off, removed the wheel bearing cap and wheel bearings, loosenes the brake adjustment even though wheels turned freely before and tried to beat the drums off to inspect brakes.....no joy. liquid wrenched the areas around the lug nut stems and wheel bearing hub and let it sit for 20 or so minutes then proceeded to turn drums and beat them with ball peen hammer as I turned.......no joy. put **** back together and proceeded to computer for insight from forum.....
Wondering if I forgot something or If I should just go buy a hanes or chiltons and put my service manual away...or have my wife go back out and pull my man card......Son of a *****.
Gonna go out an work on my 66' FJ 40 just to feel good about myself again.
Seriously just wondering if I missed something . Thanks