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I'm not seeing a bottom spring between the shoes...

back to square one - what did your spanner hit against that caused the original bleeder to bend and break?

and don't over tighten the bleeder valves before bleeding the brakes. the bleeder nipples can be finger tight to just nipped when installing them

and a flat seal washer just needs to make a tight seal, it doesn't really need to have a 2mm flat area, so to speak, as long as it has enough area to make a leak proof connection between the 2 surfaces

If I understand the question right, the size of the bleeder nipple should not be an issue - as it is a new unit it should open and close easily enough with an open ended spanner. As long as the existing hoses attach and seal correctly you should be good to go.

Usually caused by a slightly weak retainer spring, if memory serves.

In the past I have found gently tapping the drum while turning it and applying gentle outwards pressure can also get a drum of, given that the wheel spun freely previously. Once the shoe makes contact with the drum it can 'catch' and then any outwards pressure added increases that bind. It's...

I'm so glad I got to see this, Jeff. I probably would have struggled for hours trying to get the wheels off of my '68. It's been so long since I had to deal with left hand threads that I'd about forgotten they existed. Many thanks :D