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| | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 34 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 34 | First of all let me start by saying i loved my truck until i had to change the front brakes out yesterday. Second we ran into a problem and may have solved it wrong but we solved none the less. Our problem was that on the front brake drums they had rivets holding them on is that factory or is it cool that they are no longer there? Just need to know before i am driving down the road and something bad happens. Thanks Justin | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Don't worry too much about it. Those rivets are factory, mainly they were for holding the front hub/brearing/drumm assembly together for easier shipping/installation purposes at the factory. Removing them will not hurt a thing.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 | No need to replace them either.
Unless you want to. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 34 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 34 | Sweet i thought that but when we started trying to get the drum off i noticed it would not come off past the rivets so i a couple hours later after trying i got mad enough to knock the rivets off. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | It,s best to take them off. They interfear with some custom wheels.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,552 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,552 | duckhunter65:
The factory drums should slide off and on the hubs with no obstructions. You should be good to go.
Tony | | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 34 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 34 | Thanks to all of the comments. I was kinda worried when i did it but now that yall say it is ok i know to do that to the other side when i get my other brake line in. | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | Most people pull hubs and all. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 688 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 688 | last summer I changed the shoes, lines, wheel cylinders, and the master cylinder. "man was that a messy job" :blat:
Cliff59 | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,869 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,869 | The only time I've cut the rivets off a front drum is when the drums needed to be replaced. Just take the spindle nut off, and slide hub, drum and all off the spindle. It's easier and more accurate to machine the drums using the bearing races as centering points, too.
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 183 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 183 | Yeah, in the house my least favorite - plumbing. In the garage - brakes! Both are worth doing well.  | | |
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