Needing help badly, frount brake locked on

[Smartalec]

hi all..
i have the standered bedford rims complete with drums.

problem is the fround left wheel started smoking an it's comming from the drum..

wheel cant spin, cant take the hub off the drum, is there anyway to get the breaks to let go?

[Warren]

Start by letting it cool down.

Then try unscrewing the adjuster, an elongated hole is at the bottom of the backing plate, which allows you to get a large flat screw driver in (or a specail brake adjusting tool) and push against the gear inside which turns the adjuster screw, you may have to lever either up or down to loosen the adjuster (depends on how the adjuster was put in).

Warren

[Smartalec]

thanks mate.. i have the book, an they talked about the adjuster, but they never said where it could be.. time to look an play around.. been 2hrs since last drove.. (yes it's taken me this long to admit i needed help..lol)
thanks again

[Smartalec]

it looks like the hole is blocked up.. (metal cap i think)
what do i do

[hunterbynature]

i think you will find its rubber probably gone hard, get a screwdriver and have a good poke about  stevo

[Smartalec]

looks like them hard plastic are actully attached to a sprint inside,, so i felt..
i cant see any other holes..

[hunterbynature]

they should lever out, they are somtimes trickey but do come out

[Smartalec]

the things im talking about at at the top an bottom of the drum
is there any pictures of the back of a drum to show me..
the manual does'nt show the backside of it (nor does it show the adjusting screw.. they say u need to use it tho)

[Smartalec]

by looking at the manual and apparently im playing with the pins that hold the shoe an lining in place..
wrong thing im guessing??

[Smartalec]

i think i see what your talking about .. but with the rear.. not with the frount