brake drums

[MOPARMAN3@xxxx]

Hello all,
Thought I would add my 2 cents while the discussion was rolling. in 
reference to the old drums being of any use or not...there was an elderly 
fellow up this way that had a '55 DeSoto with bad drums, I asked him what he 
did for drums that were worn out. He replied that he has had them sleeved as 
a last resort when replacements were unavailable. I was not filled in on the 
entire process of how much press was involved or if the sleeve was pinned or 
not, but it seems doable with enough interference fit ( using thermal 
dynamics to get a good "press fit") and pinning, or use rivets to tie the 2.
In regards to the removal of the stud swedge used in the locking of drum 
to hub, I had a '62 Plymouth wagon from California that a previous owner had 
done this to the rears...they pulled off just like a later model, just have a 
hub in the way during brake work. These worked fine, didn't know they were 
like that till I had to check the brakes one day. Thanks for your time, Dan 
Jenks

'62 Sport Fury
'62 Fury wagon
'62 Fury- 4dr.
'68 Coronet R/T Hemi