9” drum brake retainer clips on assembly line, OEM?

Plymouth Duster said
Thank you brotha man and YES I KNOW I GOTTA GET THAT DRUM OFF!!! Lol

I was a young mechanic before going in the service/DOD and then LE municipal. So my days in 90s as a mechanic/tech at small garages and monro and midis, I did a few brakes jobs and drums back then and I also have never seen swaged drums. And I’ve owned or parted more then 50-60 gm mostly olds a bodies cutlass/sadly 442s, rallyes and W machines and several Chryslers and pulling hubs off for customers or to scrap I’ve seen seen It either, just my luck on my car as a retired dude!!!!!

I’ll work on it tomorrow, if not disc kit coming sooner!!!

Yes FABO is amazing!!!!!
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From what I've read here it sounds like one front drum came off and one didn't. You pictured the swaged studs on the one that won't come apart it appears. Can you show us what the side that came apart looks like? Just curious is all. Like the guys said, pop the hub nut cap, pull the cotter key, spin off the nut and pull off the drum and hub assembly. You can get in there to clean and inspect. You might need to clean and repack those wheel bearings that you won't see if you just pull the drum only.