Need help with brakes

Need help!  How do I remove the drums to do a brake job?  This is where I am at.  Front and rear.  Thanks! 

Where are the wheel studs on the rear brake drum? You are going to need them to get the brake drum off the rear axle shaft.

Stop!!! Get a shop manual or download the section on brake service from this forum. Use the advanced search function to find it.

While people on this forum don't mind helping out in a pinch, you should have already read the service manual to at least be familiar with the basics of the procedure. Please do yourself a favor and read the manual first.

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....Never mind. I now see that the drums are outboard of the axle flange on both axles.

Still, you should have and use a shop manual for all service work.

Edited by SE Kansas 46 CJ-2A - 22 Aug. 2021 at 2:04pm

But... How did you remove the wheel studs on the rear hubs with the hubs still on the axle and why did you do that ??

Read up on the lockouts too.  And get the right socket for the spindle nut and don’t beat it with a punch and hammer. You may have to if already messed up from the last person who was on it. 

Edited by Bitz - 22 Aug. 2021 at 6:53pm

The bigger hammer was a joke!  And actually, I do have a manual and I have read enough posts on this forum to know better to get a manual first, or else it will be strongly suggested .  I almost included that fact in my original post.  It is a brand new manual that arrived on Friday.  Notice how clean it is?  (new guy to this vehicle) Perhaps I am misunderstanding what I am reading in the manual, but Q-9 indicated to punch out the studs (serrated bolts) to remove the drum.  I did get the drums and hubs off of the back. The drums were rusted to the hubs.  In the end, I needed more force and penetrating oil.  I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't missing something.   I know that I need to get a 2" Socket (need to confirm size) to get the front hubs off.  Don't worry, Don't plan to use punches to remove the nuts.  I guess that I need to figure out if I can reuse the studs... 

Q-9 is correct IF you had a 2A with stock brakes with the hubs to the outside of the drums. Q-9 is describing removing a drum from a hub, not removing the assy from the axle. What you have is a 3A or M38 style brake with the drums to the outside. (a good thing in my opinion). What jeep are you working on?

Edited by muley - 22 Aug. 2021 at 8:44pm

You will get still good use from the universal jeep svc manual provided you temper the written word with what you actually have on the ground. Money well spent.

Yep!  Lucky for more levers!  Front and rear PTO.  Koenig model 40.  

" I know that I need to get a 2" Socket (need to confirm size) to get the front hubs off."

A 2" socket isn't the right one. The nut size is 2 1/16 inches .Order a front hub socket from one of the jeep parts suppliers (Walck's, Kaiser-Willys, etc.) It will fit inside the hub where the heavy wall regular socket often won't. Sometimes your FLAPS might have one in stock depending on local demand.