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Find a local auto repair business or brake shop
that has it's own brake lathe and they will probably turn them for you, they
probably have the old books with the specs they need. The max diameter is
probably cast right into the drum too.
John
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 2:55
PM
Subject: [FWDLK] Drum Turning
Hello, folks
Has anyone had the experience I just
had? I took the 11" front drums from my '56 Savoy to Pep Boys for
turning. I was getting extreme pulsating from the brake pedal and the
brakes were starting to make noise, so out of round drums seemed like the
likely culprit. They didn't look bad at all when I took them off so I
figured this would be a simple, low cost job. Pep boys called me back
and said they couldn't turn the drums without an official DOT spec limit to go
by. I read them the spec out of the shop manual (no more than .030
removed) but that wouldn't satisfy them. It has to be approved by DOT
and none of their references go back that far. I guess everybody is running
scared these days and won't do anything they can't defend against in
court. Is this another instance similar to the kid at the Auto
Zone who insisted they didn't make Plymouths before 1962 because there not
listed in the computer?
I live in the Dayton, Ohio area. If anyone
knows where I can get this done please let me know. I had planned to
eventually convert to disks, but not just yet.
Thanks,
Bob McGrath
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