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FlatheadTed · 12-09-2011, 06:45 PM

Hi all you T guys , I have a friend that had broken down in his 15 T The reverse on it did not work. On lifting the Tran's cover it has the 1st gear and 2nd gear drum cracked with a chunk out of the front one ,with the bands shredded !, The replacement bands look like chassis webbing ,wax impregnated material .Any one have any ideas on why the cracks ,Has some one turned these thin in a lath ,Thanks Teds

FRANK PKNY · 12-09-2011, 07:36 PM

They were prone to this , if the bands were set to tight or the pedel was held engaged while traveling the drums would get hot and crack. New trums are costly but available they can be mounted on your old hubs. People also use the reverse pedal for a brake , this tends to cause the problem also.

FlatheadTed · 12-10-2011, 12:50 PM

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Frank .Thanks for the info ,I will pass it on .Take care Ted

12-09-2011, 06:45 PM	#1
FlatheadTed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Auckland Posts: 4,705	!5 T Tranz drums Hi all you T guys , I have a friend that had broken down in his 15 T The reverse on it did not work. On lifting the Tran's cover it has the 1st gear and 2nd gear drum cracked with a chunk out of the front one ,with the bands shredded !, The replacement bands look like chassis webbing ,wax impregnated material .Any one have any ideas on why the cracks ,Has some one turned these thin in a lath ,Thanks Teds __________________ http://www.flatheadted.com Flathead Ted brake Floaters , Last edited by FlatheadTed; 12-10-2011 at 12:55 PM.

12-09-2011, 07:36 PM	#2
FRANK PKNY Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: POUGHKEEPSIE NY 12601 Posts: 1,016	Re: !5 T Tranz drums They were prone to this , if the bands were set to tight or the pedel was held engaged while traveling the drums would get hot and crack. New trums are costly but available they can be mounted on your old hubs. People also use the reverse pedal for a brake , this tends to cause the problem also. __________________ [email protected]

12-10-2011, 12:50 PM	#3
FlatheadTed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Auckland Posts: 4,705	Re: !5 T Tranz drums Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Frank .Thanks for the info ,I will pass it on .Take care Ted __________________ http://www.flatheadted.com Flathead Ted brake Floaters ,