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[email protected] · 01-23-2026, 05:11 PM

Is it steel or cast?

mleder · 01-23-2026, 05:19 PM

take the photo differently, if the drum were to be mounted to the car, take a photo of the edge in the vertical plane. One photo straight at the edge, one photo slightly angled to right one phot to the left so we can see the curve of the edge.

ModelA29 · 01-24-2026, 01:51 PM

The steel drum pictured has a rolled edge with a gutter (if you will) around it. On a cast iron drum the area is filled.

BlueSunoco · 01-24-2026, 03:26 PM

Is it possible to tap that with a wrench and tell by the 'sound'?

Steel will make a high pitched ring cast iron will make a lower pitched sound??

Seems like an old time mechanic told me that in the early 70's......

Big hammer · 01-24-2026, 03:38 PM

Yes if you have been around both ! A novice novices probably not !

jw hash · 01-24-2026, 06:08 PM

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it IS a cast iron drum. you need to find someone with a drum gauge and measure the drum. you might get away with just having it turned.

nkaminar · 01-24-2026, 07:49 PM

JW, Steel. It has a large ring shrunk onto the drum which makes it look somewhat like a cast drum.

J Franklin · 01-25-2026, 09:28 AM

the person that has a drum gauge will know if it is CI or steel.

01-23-2026, 05:19 PM	#2
mleder Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 205	Re: Other Side Of My Drum take the photo differently, if the drum were to be mounted to the car, take a photo of the edge in the vertical plane. One photo straight at the edge, one photo slightly angled to right one phot to the left so we can see the curve of the edge.

01-24-2026, 03:26 PM	#4
BlueSunoco Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Windy City Posts: 1,091	Re: Other Side Of My Drum Is it possible to tap that with a wrench and tell by the 'sound'? Steel will make a high pitched ring cast iron will make a lower pitched sound?? Seems like an old time mechanic told me that in the early 70's......

01-24-2026, 03:38 PM	#5
Big hammer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Land of Lincoln Posts: 3,639	Re: Other Side Of My Drum Yes if you have been around both ! A novice novices probably not ! __________________ Don't force it with a little hammer tap, tap, tap get a bigger hammer tap done

01-24-2026, 06:08 PM	#6
jw hash Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Auburn Washington Posts: 2,696	Re: Other Side Of My Drum Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) it IS a cast iron drum. you need to find someone with a drum gauge and measure the drum. you might get away with just having it turned.

01-24-2026, 07:49 PM	#7
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 6,856	Re: Other Side Of My Drum JW, Steel. It has a large ring shrunk onto the drum which makes it look somewhat like a cast drum. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

01-25-2026, 09:28 AM	#8
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 6,586	Re: Other Side Of My Drum the person that has a drum gauge will know if it is CI or steel.