Is there a secret for removing the rear brake drums on a 1999 Camry?

With the dust shield, it does not look like one can gain any leverage
and or places to whack (if needed) to break the rust bond of the hub
to the drum center hole.

I have read about the 8mm bolts and penetrating oil procedure to
hopefully coax the drums loose, but the last time I tried the bolt
trick on the front hubs, one of the bolts sheared.

The "bonding" (slight rust) is so complete that the hub appears to be
a part of the drum itself - there is no crack although I know one is
there.

Any other tips you can share to get stubborn rear drums off the back
of a Camry?

Get a decent sized hammer and beat the holy **** out of it. Whack it right
on the face of the drum. It can take it, don't worry. Watch out for brake
dust, that stuff is bad bad bad for your lungs.

Whack 'em while they are still hot... or warm

On Sun, 13 May 2007 19:55:47 -0400, "qslim" <Suckers@suckersdotcom>
wrote:

Lemme get my old trust sledge hammer and give it a few wallops. (just
kidding) A regular claw hammer just doesn't have the mass to really
knock it loose, I guess. I plan to replace the drums anyway, so I
guess some heavy duty whackage woudn't hurt (only my ears!)

Thanks.

Ken Peterson wrote:
I plan to replace the drums anyway, so I
I don't work on other people's cars, so can only report experience
with my own.
Drums were stuck. Sprayed Kroil penetrant.
Used two threaded holes to insert bolts.
Carefully tightened slowly and evenly.
Could see the face of the drum bowing out under the pressure.
Kept going.
Then "pop" and they broke loose.

It helps to use machine-grade bolts, which have stronger threads. Most
hardware stores have them.