Frustration with drum hub

furydan said

Thats what I did..now I have very shaky brakes till I can get all new..The old studs are SWEDGED in to lock them into the hub and have to be cut out or you risk bending the hub or the drum..Been there..done that.
There is some kind of swedge cutting tool, but I cant find one.

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Plus, if you don't cut them before you press them out, they can hog out the knurl in the hub and any studs pressed through in the future may be loose, allowing them to spin if someone hits them with an impact wrench.

A swedge cutter used to be a tool that every brake mechanic had in his box. Most people don't even know what one is anymore.

Here is a decent article that shows what we're talking about:
http://www.classictrucks.com/tech/0805clt_1967_dodge_truck_brakes_dodgeing_disaster/index1.html