Archived impromptu one wheel brake 'job'

[raxley]

My truck sprang a huge wheel cylinder leak today. It's in the right rear. I got new linings and a wheel cylinder that I've just bought. I've got it blocked up and the things lifted up-how does the drum come off? It's got this hub which looks like a cover on it might spin, and there are a lot of nuts/or bolts going into the hub. I hope this is easy and fast, I just need to get the leak fixed and new linings on that wheel and I can either work on it this weekend or have somebody else do it.
Thanks for any help!
I've got a CD with the manual on it, I'll look at it right now, but it seems like lots of manuals are harder to figure out than a single well written sentence might be in this case.
Don't worry it's not going to fall, I've got it blocked well (had a scary experience before with my 2005, so I don't 'mess around' in this regard)

 

[raxley]

I finally figured that the drum comes right off, after wheel is taken off.
I wish I had a picture of how everything goes, I'm taking thoughough notes, but still wish I had a picture!

 

[raxley]

Finally got it done. Next door neighbor got up because he heard something (me) and stayed to help me bleed the brake. Tried it, it works well.
That drum/axle fooled me. There is such a small space between the drum and axle that it doesn't look that they are separate until you (me) loosen the 10 nuts holding the axle in place and find out it has NOTHING to do with removing the drum.

 

[Missouri Mule]

Glad you go it fixed!