sablesurfer,

Did you show your drums to the folks who are going to turn them? They are pretty humongous. The inner wheel seal holds the inner bearing in the hub. With the drum/hub laying on the ground and the dust cap and outer bearing removed, you can knock the inner bearing AND seal out by smacking the inner bearing with a brass drift, or even a hardwood stick.

The seal and bearing will fall out on the ground underneath the brake drum. Leave the races (cups) in the hub unless you plan on replacing them...the FLAPS will center the hub using these races when they turn the drum (if they can turn this big moose).

I wouldn't try to separate the drum from the hub unless it looks real easy. Your picture indicates these two things might be a real bear to separate. Clean all the grease and crap out of the inner hub before you take it to your FLAPS...they will love you for it.

Before I did anything else, I would take the drums to the store and have them verify they can turn them. They are more 'truck size' then 'car size'. Good luck.

Stuart