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    so will i if my truck ever run and drives...................
    -brad
    '86 & '98 Ram 4x4's

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    I ground down the end of a pry bar or crow bar, then put a pipe wrench on the pry bar. All screwed out easily. No need to put to put back in, for assembly line purposes only.
    Location: Roanoke, Alabama

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    Far too much complexity to be for assembly line only...not like the little trhow away clips assembly lines use are they? These keep the drum positively located on the shoes...note that nothing else in the assembly keeps the drum from moving to some degree about the centerpoint...just too much wasted engineering for unneeded parts...though I do think running without them, under normal conditions and with everything in good shape is ok...might wear the shoes a little uneven and/or faster, otherwise, probably not very noticeable.
    brute4c
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    i have to agree with brute this again if you look closely at those drums the hole for the wheel studs are way too big to keep the drum aligned alone and even if you did torque the lug nuts to spec the drum will still move very very sklowly over time so hear is my oppinion about these screws too much time too much enginering too much machineing =too much money and as these were built for the army bottom dollar won the contract so they doo serve a purpose and they should go back on unless you want to ruin your drums due to excess stress and way to much movement in them which will cause the studs too create indents in the drum and this is not altogether good for them but it is your truck and if you dont want them then more power to ya
    -brad
    '86 & '98 Ram 4x4's

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