Newby in Denver

Welcome from northern Michigan Jack S!  Cannot help on clothes hooks as my wife prefers to use velcro on the walls, also used behind both seat backs so they don't always fall away from the wall when you get up off the seat.  We purchased our 177 back in January 2011 and have basically towed it with a sway bar link for over 27,000 miles with either a '08 or '13 Explorer.  On the '08 it was a necessity, couldn't get over 35 mph without a sway that was scary to say the least.  I would at least get a sway bar, seeing you are towing with a vehicle with a short wheelbase.  What is the tow capacity of your S-10?  You will certainly put it through its paces where you live.  We have been to RMNP, Denver, Cotopaxie, and surrounds 3 times in the last 7 years and we certainly felt a good pull through the mountain passes in CO.  This year we are upgrading from our '13 Explorer (keeping it) to an '11 F-150 with a V-8 and only 123,000 miles, certainly an upgrade from our '94 F-150 with V-8 and stick with 322,000 miles.  This spring I replaced and repacked new bearings figuring that I should go through it all with a fine tooth comb with all the miles.  Realized I didn't really need to replace the bearings but did so anyway as I couldn't return them.  Used a grease with graphite in it, something we used at the golf course I worked at for all our equipment.  Brake shoes, even with 27,000 miles are still in very good condition.  Lots of highway miles so wear is minimal.  We will be in your area September 3 to visit my wife's aunt, may be the last time we get to visit as her health is very poor and she hardly gets around any more.

Not too difficult to remove, especially if you have ever removed drum brakes off an older vehicle.  On my 177, once the tire/wheel is removed and you take off the center cap there is a cotter pin to remove followed by removing the castle nut or regular nut and washer behind it.  Should be able to remove drum at this point, if not, remove rubber plug behind wheel and with a straight edge screwdriver, turn the star wheel to loosen the brakes then the wheel will come off.