Thanks to everyone for their input and comments. I was able to get the hub
separated from the drum today. The heads for the rivets were on the inside of
the drum (or so I thought). So I drilled one of them out as a test. I was not
able to punch the rivet out, but what I did notice was that this was not what
was holding the hub to the drum. I laid a piece of wood on the front of the
hub and gave it a few good whacks and it fell out. Apparently the previous
owner had already removed the rivet heads and it was being held together by
rust.
Thanks again for the help.
Kent S Butler
'56 Chevy 3100
Houston, TX
----- Original Message ----
From: "Hanlon, Bill (ISS Houston)" <Bill.Hanlon@hp.com>
To: Kent S. Butler <kent_butler@sbcglobal.net>;
"Old_ChevroletGMCTrucks@yahoogroups.com"
<Old_ChevroletGMCTrucks@yahoogroups.com>; "old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com"
<old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com>; oletrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 9:09:19 PM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Front Hub removal from drum
Yes, those 3 heads are rivets that must be removed to remove the drum from the
hub. If you have an angle grinder knock the heads off from the outside of the
drum and then use a punch to drive the rest of the rivet through with a punch.
If no grinder, center punch the rivet and drill straight through with a small
bit, 1/8" or so. Then increase bit size until the head separates from the rest
of the rivet. Then drive the rest of the rivet through with a punch.
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From: owner-oletrucks@Autox.Team.Net [owner-oletrucks@Autox.Team.Net] On Behalf
Of Kent S. Butler [kent_butler@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 7:35 PM
To: Old_ChevroletGMCTrucks@yahoogroups.com; old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com;
oletrucks
Subject: [oletrucks] Front Hub removal from drum
Hey gang!!! I need some guidance on how to remove the hubs from the front drum
on a '56 Chevy 3100. I need to replace the front drums but have not managed to
figure out how to remove the hubs. I have also read the archives but there
really isn't a clear answer to me.
>From looking at the backside (inside) of the drum, I see the heads for the 6
>studs. There are also 3 other heads which correspond to an indent on the
>front side of the drum. Can I just punch these out??? Are these the
>screws/rivets that everyone mentions??
Any help or guidance is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Kent S Butler
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