64 Dart Front Drum Removal (and more!)

No, swaging is NOT necessary.

The drums can be removed, to say check or replace the shoes, by removing the drum AND hub as one. My 68 had the original drums as of last week. So your drums may have been removed, but NOT replaced. It's possible.

As for changing the studs, not necessary unless they're broken or stripped.

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In that video, the drum was removed WITH the hub. No need to replace the hub if it's fine. Cool video though.