Drum to Disc brake conversion - 1963 Ford

That can be a problem if the drums are very worn. But backing off the adjusting screw makes it much easier.
Just saying.

Disc brakes adjust themselves by adding fluid behind the puck. No brainer there, but.... how do you get the puck pushed back when it comes time to put on new pads?
Answer: Big ass "C" clamp!
How many of us have those in the tool box?
Not to mention a brake fluid pump to remove the excess fluid you added over the years to adjust for pad wear?
It's all a trade off.

 

Thanks for the info on the kit: Maybe I'll swap out the one I inherited with something like that in the future and get my e-brake back.

 

Removing a drum also involves the hub, and if the drum and hub are totally rusted to each other, you can take your BFH, and smack the outer rim of the drum, perpendicular to the brake surface, so the inner hub hole is 'popped' off the hub ring.

 

Not forgetting to retract the adjuster as far as possible, in order to get the angle needed for hammering the drum to freedom. A torch comes in handy, for glowing up that hub hole, when necessary

 

I said I prefer working on discs compared to drums not that I didn't know how to work on drums. Let's see: laying in a pile of rust futzing with a brake spoon to try to adjust a rusted/frozen adjuster (if you can access it as I have worked on cars in the recent past that allowed no access to the adjuster), torches, and big hammers versus compressing the caliper and removing a couple of bolts. You can keep your drums