[Dirtrack49]

Pulled the drums last night. The one with the long studs may be welded. Not sure, welded or swedged. There is some type of maybe epoxy over the heads. See picture below. The left side is swedged.
The axle ends are galled. The axle nuts go down pretty far and I may not be able to catch the split pin on the nut without a shim. Also, on the right side, they used a axle washer that was oversized, which allowed it to sit on the outside of the hub instead of sitting on the recess as the other side does.
So, I need to order some parts. Shims, axle washers, axle fiber washers, new keys, etc.
I really don't want to pull these axles if I can safely bring these axle nuts up tight.
What I will do with the long studs is either find another drum, cut the studs to normal size, or go back to the spacers.
Any thoughts as to how I should proceed?