Re: 49 standard 8 touring

Posted by JWL On 2009/10/19 9:45:47

Since the lug bolts (screws?) will secure the wheel and drum to the axle flange, why weld the drum to the flange? That is if the drum is in serviceable condition. Maybe the way to get around the difficult job of removing the drum from the axle to do work on the rear brakes is to remove the rivets that hold the drum to the axle flange. Then the drum could be removed much more easily; remove the lugs remove the wheel, remove the drum. This would work like the flanged axles that were used on the 1956 cars. Just thinking (?) out loud ...