Drums can be turned by most any shop. There is a minimum thickness to the
drum, they can only remove so much material before you have to buy new
drums.
Install new centering springs, they are cheap and put their for a reason,
brake drag on drum.
JJ
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> From: Dave Stragand <dave.stragand@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [FORWARDLOOK] Brakes and Such
> Date: Wednesday, April 08, 1998 7:19 PM
>
> Welp,
>
> I pulled my front brake drums tonight to take a look at the shoes. It
> took me an hour for the first one... didn't realize you had to take off
> the spindle nut. (Hey, I've been basically a GM guy my whole life!) and
> found the following:
>
> 1) When spinning the wheel, it would 'catch' on the shoes at the same
> place each time. I'm assuming this is a sign that the drum is
> out-of-round. Does that sound right to everyone else? Can cutting
> these drums be done by the average brake shop?
>
> 2) The centers of the shoes were all worn down more than the ends. Is
> this normal for a Total Contact brake? I'm used to the leading edge
> being worn more than the center.
>
> 3) I'm missing all 4 of the 'centering springs'. How critical are they?
>
> 4) Anybody have a favorite source for shoes? Kanters seemed a bit
> steep.
>
> -Dave Stragand
> 1958 Plymouth Belvedere 2dr hdtp
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