front drums w/o hubs?

Removing swedged drums is very simple. I learned this trick from an old timer years ago and it works great. Since all new drums are slip fit drums, the need to reswedge them is not necessary.

All you need is a good quality 5/8" metal cutting hole saw. Center punch the end of the stud dead center. Take the hole saw and with the bit inserted just barely enough to contact the center punch hole, slide the hole saw against the swedged part of the lug nut and cut the swedged portion of the lugnuts off. I always go all the way through the drum and gently scrub the hub with the hole saw to assure you get all of the swedged material off. Once you do that, the drum will fall off. Since the drum centers on the hub center, there's no need to resewedge it. Just do any necessary brake work and slip the new drum on. Done deal. You can also replace lug nuts after cutting the swedged area off. Once the swedged area is removed, then you can simply drive the studs out without damaging anything and the holes in the hub will be fine. I have tried other methods, but the hole saw works every single time.