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You got the nut off but you pull on the drum and it won't slide off...can you spin the drum by hand? ..like make it go around like it was being driven?...does it have a bunch of wobble? I've had a few that the oil in the diff went low and the bearing race spun and dug into the spindle...can be very hard to get off if that's what's happened...usually the inner race...anyhow pop a pic of what you have off just to make sure we're on the same page...I've done some crazy stuff getting those off!!
That's good it comes off some...I assume the outer bearing will come out if you push the drum back in? I think you said it didn't but I'd work hard at getting that out...should be able to wiggle the inner race off once you can get the outer bearing out...think that's where I'd start...there are a bunch of youtube videos on the 14 bolt dually truck which is pretty much the same just shorter wheel studs...really though all the ones I found the drum just rolls off and not getting stuck...does it leak axle fluid in the drum?
I hear that!! These drums are pretty heavy!! I think semi truck guys have a drum lift to get them on and off easier...but it doesn't hurt to have an extra person there in case you get stuck under it...think of it like a car front brake rotor that has the pack bearings in it...they get a little off straight it'll bind some...now just add 100 pounds...magnifying how hard they can be to get off...if you are good at making stuff you can use a piece of angle iron bent on one end with a hole drilled in it that will bolt to a lug stud...that would give you leverage to move the drum up and down to wiggle it off.
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I guess I'm assuming since it comes off 2 inches it's not catching the inner edge of the shoe?? Maybe the shoes are not worn square and catching the shoe in the middle and stopping it from there!! That does happen for sure...I hope that adjuster isn't frozen and moves!! If that's stuck you'd have to hope it is sliding off enough to get a sawzall blade in there to cut it in half or a torch but that can get sketchy if it catches the gear lube on fire. I've had a few "state" trucks over the years where the inner bearing race spun on the hub and made a nice groove it would catch on...I did some crazy stuff getting those off.
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I would think that if you back off the adjuster, it'll slide right off.
