64 LeSabre removing front drums verification

[mjt]

I was attempting to remove the drums (finned aluminum)
at the front, but it appears they are riveted to the hub?

I did a search and found a thread concerning a 66 Riviera,
over at v8Buick.com
(http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=189434), but

I'd like to verify this is the case with my 64.

[Tony Hine]

Do not remove the drum from the hub. They are made as an assembly. Hope this helps.

[WildKitty]

Drum and hub come off in one piece

should slide right off the spindle - unless the
brake shoes are open and frozen in place.

does the drum/hub spin ?

[mjt]

Sorry for the delay responding.

While driving, I heard "metal to metal" and assumed
I required a brake job, so I figured I'd just do all four
sides ... the drums spin around fine enough, but I was
assuming the drum would slide off from the hub (they
wouldnt, which is why I asked about being riveted.)

Long story short, the "metal to metal" noise I heard
was this:


When I took off the left-front drum, all the parts
you see (on the floor) fell to the floor - one of the
brake hold-down pins broke (the head broke off).

If you VERY closely, you'll see the pin resting on
the top of the brake shoe on the left side, resting
on top of the brake material - no, I didn't rest it there,
that's where it was sitting when I pulled the drum.

Needless to say, all four sides still have some life
left in the shoes, so I'll do the brake job sometime
in the future.