Hello Alec, Many thanks for your reply! I have now managed to remove the other drum as well. It all went fine without any struggle at all compared to the first one. I will now continue with the rear brakes. But as far as I know could the adjustment mechanism be slackened, and I do not expect any maj...

Many thanks for you good advice.
My XK120 is a late example with self-adjusting front brakes, but despite this circumstance I managed to remove the first drum during the weekend using the method you proposed.

Could anyone give me a good advice on how to remove the front brake drums?
Is there any special tool for this, like a huge puller?
/Kent