Jon,

I just re-read Barry Weeks' post about the brake drums (I did not know the 1/2 and 3/4 ton trucks had 6-lug drums until '46). Once you get the drums off, you might want to use a paper drum gasket when you put the drums back on (Chevs of the 40s has them for 6-lug 1/2 ton drums; or, you could make your own paper gaskets). These gaskets might help when removing the drums in the future.

Tim