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**mr48chev** · 01-31-2010, 03:43 AM

Some guys have to knock the rivets off so alloy wheels will seat flat on the drum but the only other reason to cut them off would be to replace the drums. By the way, drum brakes don't have "pads" they have "shoes".

01-31-2010, 03:43 AM	#15
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,817	Re: Removing brake drum rivets.. Some guys have to knock the rivets off so alloy wheels will seat flat on the drum but the only other reason to cut them off would be to replace the drums. By the way, drum brakes don't have "pads" they have "shoes".