Looks like you had to replace a couple of studs there too, huh?
I had a hell of a time with my rear drums. One of them wouldn't come off easily at all, and then, when we got the new shoes on, it didn't want to go back ON! Figured out there was an adjuster that we had to remove, clean, and reset the spring on it, and it worked fine.
Hardest brake job I ever did...took us 2 days for one drum!!
So I feel your pain man, I really do!
