Brake Reinforcing Bands

[spinelll]

How long to you keep those brake reinforcing bands in the Weber grill prior to installation?

Thanks
Leo

[Russ/40]

Long enough you can't touch them.

[kevinmac/toledo]

ouch!

[spinelll]

After 5 minutes you can't touch them.
I would imagine that's not nearly enough time.

[29ModelA]

Originally Posted by spinelll

After 5 minutes you can't touch them.
I would imagine that's not nearly enough time.

The metal isn't really all that thick. Get the grill up to 4-600 degrees and 5 minutes would be all you need.

[ctlikon0712]

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I use a Grill Master, it takes less time!

Sorry I couldn't resist and thought I'd beat ole Bill to it.

[Bob-A]

I tried heating some bands and unfortunately I didn't heat them enough.
After beating on the bands I found out later I had forced the original steel drums out-of-round, bad! One was saveable the other......... oh' well. I went to new cast iron drums and eliminated that problem. Somewhere I read that the bands need to be "cherry red" before you attempt putting them on. I think they maybe right.

Bob-A

[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

Originally Posted by Bob-A

I tried heating some bands and unfortunately I didn't heat them enough.
After beating on the bands I found out later I had forced the original steel drums out-of-round, bad! One was saveable the other......... oh' well. I went to new cast iron drums and eliminated that problem. Somewhere I read that the bands need to be "cherry red" before you attempt putting them on. I think they maybe right.

Bob-A

Bob, that is a pretty normal occurance, ...and why the drums need to be trued in a lathe after installation.

[Bob-A]

Brent,

It has been a while since the fiasco, but one of the drums was bent out-of-round so bad it could not be turned and trued up! I think getting the bands sufficiently hot (cherry-red) is the ticket. Then the normal turn and true would work.

Bob-A

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by ctlikon0712

I use a Grill Master, it takes less time!

Sorry I couldn't resist and thought I'd beat ole Bill to it.

What'd I do NOW?????? My generic, (CHEAP) "Grillmaster" is being converted to a WELDING TABLE & I'm selling the leftover Alujiminum parts for BIG $$$$$, SO THERE!! Bill W.

[spinelll]

Originally Posted by BRENT in 10-uh-C

...and why the drums need to be trued in a lathe after installation.

Any shops in Northern New Jersey that have experience trueing drums?

Leo

[Dusty]

When I placed the bands on my drums I used a torch and heated them cherry red. Mean while the drums had been in the freezer for about 2 hours. We still had to beat them very aggressively and yes it took them out of true. Had them lathed at a local machine shop and all was fine. It tighten up the drums so much that the adjuster on the brakes had to be backed way off before the drums would go back on.

[BrianBurkert]

I grilled mine 500-600 degrees for about 1/2 hour. Then I put the drums on concrete and beat the crap out of the bands to get them on. Had to do everything quickly. Made sure I had all the tools in needed at hand. Kind of a nerve-wracking task. I didn't have to turn them in my mind... they stop smoothly.