Posted 5/10/2010 20:32 (#1193298 - in reply to #1193269) Subject: RE: hydraulic brakes '87 Ford F700
I have cut the pins that retain the shoe to the backing plate is these situations. This allows the shoes to fold into the center and release the drum. Probably replace the pin with a bolt and lock nut.
Take a grinder and grind off the rust ridge on the inside of the drum.
INDY