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07-01-2015, 07:26 PM | #1 |
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Cast Iron Brake Drums
Just got my cast iron brake drums back from Mel Gross. They are beautiful. All new lug bolts, perfectly swaged, and drums turned to the hubs. Can't wait too stop on a dime! Thanks Mel
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07-01-2015, 07:37 PM | #2 |
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Re: Cast Iron Brake Drums
I have two sets. One set on my deluxe delivery and the other on my late 31 sport coupe. Love um.
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07-01-2015, 08:38 PM | #3 |
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07-01-2015, 09:14 PM | #4 |
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Re: Cast Iron Brake Drums
Call Randy Gross and get the prices from him, he sells the drums and you can put them on or you can send your hubs and backing plates an he will do the rest.
Randy Gross Son of Mel & Jackie Gross 904 North 3rd Street Montebello, CA 90640 (714) 292-8660
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07-02-2015, 06:55 AM | #5 |
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Re: Cast Iron Brake Drums
Buying cast iron drums was the best money ever spent on my A. After rebuilding everything and getting all the play out of all the linkage and then properly adjusting, they work as well as hydraulic. If I don't like my passenger, I can give them a lump on the forehead!
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07-02-2015, 08:03 AM | #6 |
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07-02-2015, 10:28 PM | #7 |
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Re: Cast Iron Brake Drums
So far I have only put cast iron drums on the front axle. What I found was that the drums had a fillet or radius between the vertical and horizontal surfaces that interfered with the outside edges of the shoes, whereas the old pressed drums had an almost 90 degree bend here. I arced the shoes, dealt with worn rollers, tracks, etc. but still had problems with adjustments. The cure was to grind a chamfer on the outside edge of each shoe to clear this radius.
I checked the problem by using chalk, not grease. As an aside, when I was building racing motorcycles back in the 1960s, we never even touched the braking material with bare hands, let alone grease! |
07-03-2015, 06:04 AM | #8 |
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