Brake shoe rivet removal press

A press for the simultaneous removal of the lining attaching rivet of a brake shoe, said press comprising:

• an anvil for receipt of said brake shoe, said anvil having an arcuate surface shaped for conforming engagement with one side of a brake shoe received therein and a plurality of holes disposed for alignment with the lining attaching rivets of said brake shoe;
• a punch retaining member disposed in opposition to the anvil and having an arcuate surface shaped for conforming engagement with the side of a brake shoe received on said anvil opposite the side of said shoe engaged with the anvil;
• a plurality of rivet punches positioned for movement within holes in said punch retaining member, each of said punches having a punch end adjacent the arcuate surface of said member for movement therethrough, said punch ends being positioned so as to be simultaneously alignable with the lining attaching rivets of a brake shoe engaged between the anvil and member;
• clamping means for imparting relative movement to the anvil and retaining member to clamp said brake shoe therebetween with the openings of the anvil in alignment with the punch ends of the punches and the lining attaching rivets of the shoe in aligned interposed relationship between said aligned openings and punch ends;
• pressing means for applying a force against the punches to simultaneously drive said plurality of punches through the holes in said anvil and into engagement with the lining attaching rivets of a brake shoe aligned with said holes to drive the rivets into the holes of the anvil aligned therewith.