[AMC-List] Front drum stuck to hub

["Swygert, Francis G MSgt 436 CES/CECM" <Francis.Swygert3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The drum doesn't just come off like the rears do -- as you've found out!
You have to remove all the studs first. This can be done by using a big
hammer. Support the hub inside the drum if you want to save the old drum
just in case you need it later. You will have to replace the studs, but
they are generic items and easy to find. You just need 1/2" threads and
the same length (a slight variation in length won't hurt). 

Once the lugs are out, place a rag under the hub with the outside
sticking up. This will cushion the hub when it falls. Place a piece of
2x4 across the hub and whack it a good blow or two. It should pop right
off the drum. The PB Blaster around the enter won't hurt a thing! You
shouldn't have to remove the bearings, but you should replace the rear
bearing seal while you have the hub off. The bearing will fall out once
the seal is removed. 

Put the new drum on the hub, and carefully install the new studs in. Put
a stack of washers on two opposite studs and use a lug nut turned flat
side against the washers to draw the hub on and those two lugs in. Try
to draw them evenly. Repeat with the other lugs. Make sure the lugs seat
all the way. When you put the wheel on for the first time, drive it
around a couple miles making sure you make some left and right turns,
then retighten the lugs. The driving/turning should ensure the lugs are
drawn up all the way, retighten just in case they weren't.  

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