Re: KPack
Posted by Ozstatman On 2021/4/27 0:13:16
Quote:Kevin, two things.
1) Are you sure the drum is warped? Is it possible the backing plate may be out of alignment instead?
2) I doubt that pounding on a brake drum is a good idea. I think brake drums are cast iron, not steel, so are not malleable. Be careful before you do anything with the drum.
kevinpackard wrote:....With the drums back on the car I can easily see that the driver's rear is warped. See the picture for the difference in gap. It makes it almost impossible to turn the rear axle....it is fine for a bit then grabs hard and makes it tough to spin.
An old car guy I know.....thinks we may be able to do some work with the warped drum to get it back to acceptable. He has all the machining tools if needed, but he thinks we might just be able to pound it out. I'm going to pull the drum and try to get with him this week...... -Kevin
1) Are you sure the drum is warped? Is it possible the backing plate may be out of alignment instead?
2) I doubt that pounding on a brake drum is a good idea. I think brake drums are cast iron, not steel, so are not malleable. Be careful before you do anything with the drum.
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