Re: [Chrysler300] Brake Drums

["Dean Mullinax" <55des4me@xxxx>]

To clarify, some brake drums will be in stock at a big enough brake place.


Any feed back on this??

Dean

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean Mullinax" <55des4me@xxxx>
To: "Chrysler 300 Email Network" <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Bob
Jasinski" <rpjasin@xxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Brake Drums


> Not sure if this will work or not. I was once told that you can actually
> press the inner hub out of the drum and have it repressed into a new drum.
> BUT, you will have to find a BIG industrial type brake place in your town
in
> order for anyone to do it. Not your local parts store. The guy that told
> me this lives in Minnesota and has had this done on a '59 DeSoto. The
idea
> is that Chrysler didn't make the drums themselves, rather they were made
> from another source. The drum itself, therefore, is sort of across the
> board, with the exception of sizes. The hub itself, because of our axles,
> is what is not replacable. If they have the right size, just repress your
> hub into a "new" brake drum.
>
> Now, can anyone tell me if this is true, or ad more to it??? And where
can
> it be done??
>
> Dean Mullinax
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Jasinski" <rpjasin@xxxx>
> To: "Chrysler 300 Email Network" <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 6:47 PM
> Subject: [Chrysler300] Brake Drums
>
>
> > Dear List,
> >
> > I have a pair of 12" x 2-1/2" front brake drums that will fit the '62
and
> '61 Chrysler 300 (maybe others), that were given to me by Matt Allyn. He
> was mistakenly told that these drums were usable, but was given bad
> information. I had them measured and they are out of spec.
> >
> > My question for the list is...should I save these drums for some
possible
> future purpose or just toss them out?
> >
> > Has anyone ever heard of any method to return worn drums to safe and
> usable condition?
> >
> > Bob J
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