Welcome to the site.
You've taken care of the first step.... removing the
axle flange nuts.
Next, you have to take
a big hammer and rap the center of the the flange.
I would suggest putting all those nuts back on by
a couple of turns FIRST so you don't bugger up the
threads. Rap the center of the flange with that big hammer
and the axles will come loose. Take the flange nuts
and the conical washers off and pull the axles out of
the housing. You might see a bit of gear lube seeping
out so put a pan under the drum. When the axles are
set aside, you'll see a tabbed lock washer in place between
2 very large nuts. Carefully bend the tabs away from the outer
nut and remove the nut. Remove the tabbed lock washer next
but keep in mind it has a "key" that fits in the axle tube slot.
You're now ready to remove the second large nut. Once the
second nut is off, the outer wheel bearing will come out at
you when you [carefully] pull the drum/hub from the axle tube.
If the drum "binds" and won't come toward you, the brake shoes
might need to be adjusted inward to clear a possible ridge on
the drum surface.
The inner wheel bearings will come with the hub/drum as
they're kept there by the inner axle tube seal. This axle
tube seal will most likely have to be pulled off and replaced
with a new one to keep grease & gear lube from leaking
onto the inside of the backing plate and onto your brake
shoes.
If I've missed anything, I'm sure others
will fill in the blanks.
By the way, this is the best time to drain out and replace
your gear lube and repack your wheel bearings and hubs
with fresh grease. Give the wheel bearings a good look
and replace them and the bearing races if needed.
John
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