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The front drums on my '52 3100 are riveted to the hubs. The books show a gasket between these two items,and probably the source of my minor grease weep. Were these units ever separated? Must they be rigidly together? I believe they'll work just as well either way. Any thoughts?

I believe all these trucks originally had the drums riveted, but over the years many [even most] have had the rivets removed to replace drums or hubs - not needed .... and that "gasket" is just a piece of paper, not a seal - won't make any difference for keeping grease in, but not using an excess of grease can make a difference, it's common to find waaay too much grease in home maintained trucks .... also make sure the inside seal is sound

Bill

If you have a grease weep problem, you need to replace your inner seals. There is a grease shield on the inside that catches any grease weep and directs it out of the brake drum area. There is a hole in the drum and hub that will be lined up to allow any junk to run out of the drum area. There is no reason to separate the hub and drum unless the drum needs to be replaced. In that case they work just fine without being riveted together. Just make sure the grease shield is in place, and the holes are lined up. The shield is held in place by the lug studs.

THank you very much!! You fellow stovebolters have been a tremendous help to me on this project, thanks again!!