Same here, cut them off from the front side, hit with a little 3' grinder, and a little tap and they fall out. Should be swedged back in, you don't want the whole works spinning in a hole with the wheel on it when your on the side of the road. I have tacked them in place.
So to be clear. They SHOULD be removed or forced towards the brake pads. The way they were put in...Not pulled out the front towards the brake drum because they do have a tapper on them
