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| | | | Joined: May 2014 Posts: 92 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2014 Posts: 92 | I decided to rebuild the stock front brakes instead of doing a disk kit. I'm replacing the front drums in the process. Is it really necessary to rivet the drums back to the hub? I don't see where it could possibly go.... Is there something I'm missing? Thanks | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | no Tim, the riveting was useful at the factory, but not at all necessary, much easier to work on the brakes with drums and hubs separate
Bill | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | No need to rivet the drums to the hubs. That was only done to make the drum and hub an assembly for installation at the plant. Otherwise, they serve no purpose.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2014 Posts: 92 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2014 Posts: 92 | Thank you, Bills. I was hoping that would be the case. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 | I could be wrong but I think the factory was thinking about safety as much as assembly line ease. They even put screws to hold the rear drums on and later clips on the rear axle wheel studs to keep the rear drums from coming off in case a wheel came loose.
That said, I do not re-rivet them.
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