97 ram 1500 2x2. Trying to remove the rear brake drums.I can not find a way to access the brake adjuster through the back cover.I've released the E-bake. I have beat the drums with arubber mallet sprayed it with WD40 and then went afterit with a 3# sledge. It still will not budge.The info I got is that the brake padspressing against the drums. Any ideas how to get to the brake adjuster. Fish

 

On the back of the drum/brake there should be a little reddish colored rubber insert, pull that out then you can get to the adjuster with a flat head , also is your ebrake on when you are trying to get the drum off? Always check that first.

 

**** the rubber mallet. Use a BFH and whack the drum a good one.

 

I checked on the back cover and can't find a plug. All I can find are two small indentionson the lower part of the cover.

 

Are the indentations like this?

 

About that size but not red.The inside of the slot is metal.I stuck a punch in the slot and hit it with a hammer. They didn't move. I checked some other sites and they said to knock them out with a punchand get a plug from the parts house to replace them. Sounds strange. Have you ever heard of needing to that on a dodge?

 

Yes I have, I have them on my truck but I believe the previous owner punched them out and replaced them with the red plugs after he adjusted the brakes. I would take a brass punch and a hammer and punch them out but not to hard, don't want to damage anything you need to.

The little plugs should be only a few dollars, I thought that all dodges had the red plugs.

 

take a propane torch head around the studs for a while then beat the living snot out of it with a hammer should knock it off... and i would use Pb blaster not wd-40

 

That's weird. You should see two indents like that on the left and right but one of them should be punched out. My plug is black.

 

I beat the **** out of both of them with a punch and hammer. Nothing. I have the Haynes manual beside me it has nothing about punching out steel. I guess I'll have to take it to the brake shop. $$$$$