1960 wheel bearing question

[slepysal]

After doing my master cylinder swap , and having to adjust the front brakes I decided that I was going to replace a broken front stud and,repack the front wheel bearings. (They are the ball bearing type)
But I cant seem to get them out, and I cant get the front hub off.So whats the trick? What am I over looking?
In the long run I am going to install my front disc brake spindles, but that is down the road a bit, so I dont want to buy new bearings ,or a used hub.
Thanks in advance

[markeb01]

Originally Posted by slepysal

After doing my master cylinder swap , and having to adjust the front brakes I decided that I was going to replace a broken front stud and,repack the front wheel bearings. (They are the ball bearing type)
But I cant seem to get them out, and I cant get the front hub off.So whats the trick? What am I over looking?
In the long run I am going to install my front disc brake spindles, but that is down the road a bit, so I dont want to buy new bearings ,or a used hub.
Thanks in advance

As the brakes age, the shoes wear away at the surface of the drum, and the area behind the shoes can become a ridge or ledge. With the shoes properly adjusted they are in front of this ledge. If this is the case, backing off the adjusters until the shoes clear the ridge, should allow you to remove the cotter pin & spindle nut and simply pull the hub and drum assembly.