front drums w/o hubs?

Wow! I didn't know some of you were not that mechanically inclined.

We do them all the time and cannot afford to pay for drums or hubs.

Here is the proper way.
Each stud must be removed one at a time with a press.. a hammer can be use but then you throw the studs away. Use a short piece of pipe longer then the depth of the drum. The pipe should just fit over the head of the stud. hold the drum in position so that the head of one stud is inside the pipe. If you are saving the stud press them out one at a time with a press into the pipe. If not hammer them out one at a time and throw them away. You will be switching the pipe to each stud you are removing.

If you are reusing the studs the swedged protrusions must be removed from the studs. We use a lathe it looks professional for the customer. You can carefully grind them off. They must be cleaned up to reuse them or the drum will not seat properly.

When you are done the drum will be able to be removed the same as the rears.

. If you are replacing one or two studs only the drum cannot be cut ever again with the hub attached. The only time a drum should be cut with the hub attached is if all the original swedged studs are in place. They hold the drum seated evenly. Take one out and you destroy the perpendicular seating of the drum .

Once the drum is completely removed the way I described it remains true and will be held in the seated position with the wheel. If you destort the drum by beating the hub out the drum. It is then junk and the studs have to be removed anyway to clean the swedged portion as stated. so the new drum will seat properly

If you ever have to replace one stud because it is broke all must be removed , cleaned and reinstalled. That is if you ever plan on cutting that drum. So before ever cutting a front drum always make sure all the studs are swedged. If not the drum has to come off the hub to cut it..

I hope this helps some of you in the future. In this repair wood should be left for Carpentry work.

Oh yeah in all my many years I never had to use a penetrating oil to remove the studs. Only a slight film of oil to install them. If you do you need a bigger hammer or a better press