Otateral
Well-Known Member
I picked up some new 9" drums from my 69 valiant. They didn't come with the hub and I'm having a hell of a hard time finding them. Can anybody recommend a good place? Tried autozone, rockauto, oreilly, ebay. No luck.
I picked up some new 9" drums from my 69 valiant. They didn't come with the hub and I'm having a hell of a hard time finding them. Can anybody recommend a good place? Tried autozone, rockauto, oreilly, ebay. No luck.
Is there a way to seperate them from the old drum?
just be careful not to bend the new drums when you press it all back together....
Thats what I did..now I have very shaky brakes till I can get all new..The old studs are SWEDGED in to lock them into the hub and have to be cut out or you risk bending the hub or the drum..Been there..done that.
There is some kind of swedge cutting tool, but I cant find one.
Plus, if you don't cut them before you press them out, they can hog out the knurl in the hub and any studs pressed through in the future may be loose, allowing them to spin if someone hits them with an impact wrench.
A swedge cutter used to be a tool that every brake mechanic had in his box. Most people don't even know what one is anymore.
Here is a decent article that shows what we're talking about:
http://www.classictrucks.com/tech/0805clt_1967_dodge_truck_brakes_dodgeing_disaster/index1.html
Thats what I did..now I have very shaky brakes till I can get all new..The old studs are SWEDGED in to lock them into the hub and have to be cut out or you risk bending the hub or the drum..Been there..done that.
There is some kind of swedge cutting tool, but I cant find one.