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kenparker · 05-25-2015, 07:30 AM

First paragraph - your brake drums are WARPED.
Second paragraph - your brakes are LOUZY and need to be replaced before someone gets hurt or worse killed. They are not only warped but very thin from years of turning and returning. Thin drums do not dissipate the heat. The hotter they get the more they expand - the more they expand the harder you have to stomp.

I was driving my '28 Pickup one day two years ago and came upon the only traffic light in Van, TX. My drums were warped and very thin like yours and the harder I stomped the faster the truck went. She finally came to a stop directly under the red light. I was lucky no cars were coming the other direction. I backed up and waited for my green light, then took her home - carefully - then parked her in the garage until I could completely rebuild the brake system. She can now slide all four tires on the pavement.

Luv dat wurd "ovality". ken

05-25-2015, 07:30 AM	#2
kenparker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Van, Texas Posts: 1,122	Re: Drum brake ovality? First paragraph - your brake drums are WARPED. Second paragraph - your brakes are LOUZY and need to be replaced before someone gets hurt or worse killed. They are not only warped but very thin from years of turning and returning. Thin drums do not dissipate the heat. The hotter they get the more they expand - the more they expand the harder you have to stomp. I was driving my '28 Pickup one day two years ago and came upon the only traffic light in Van, TX. My drums were warped and very thin like yours and the harder I stomped the faster the truck went. She finally came to a stop directly under the red light. I was lucky no cars were coming the other direction. I backed up and waited for my green light, then took her home - carefully - then parked her in the garage until I could completely rebuild the brake system. She can now slide all four tires on the pavement. Luv dat wurd "ovality". ken