What is holding my rotor on?

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Sad Sack

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Question, why not bast off the heads of the hold down nails?
Or does that not apply to this style of drum drakes for shoes dug into the drums?
 

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So, Ihave updates!! I had removed the passenger side drum to learn how the star adjuster gets backed off. You guys explained it well, YouTube did as well. I realized the bar I need to push wasn't there on the drivers side and the star wheel wouldn't budge. I had reached the conclusion to grind the SOB off.
Gave my brain a day (also looking for my grinder) when I spotted my cable winch puller. That's what she took, but still not easily. The bar had broken and lodged itself between the rotor and the guts. Now I can roll my Suburban!! Thank you all for the schooling and patience. I'm new to this Suburban but I also have a 67 F100 , a Ford 8N, and old Benz...What else is out there?! More rookie questions coming!
 

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