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Old 06-10-2015, 12:17 AM   #14
bikemaniac
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Default Re: Drum brake ovality?

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Originally Posted by Rod-MI View Post
The drum is steel not cast iron, and the stud is welded in. The shoes are not centered. That is the way I did my brakes the 1st. time and it stopped the way you described.
Well, the drum has this coarse surface which is normal when being sand cast ... you see the imprints from all the sand particles. What welded in stud are you talking about and how can you tell the shoes are not centered ... to me it looks pretty much centered. Thanks.

Lucas
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