Re: Two Piece Front Hub/Drum Assembly

[Jerry Casper <gremlingts@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- farna@xxxxxxx wrote:

> So it looks like all six cylinder drum brakes were
 Seems like it might be
> cheaper to make them in one piece, 

 I haven't looked at the drums lately, but are they
really a single cast piece, or are the drums riveted
to the hub? I remember my '57 Chevy had them riveted
to the front hubs. Here's a good reason WHY - if your
lug nuts come off, the drum stays on  the hub even if
your wheel comes off. You still have BRAKES for the
other 3. If the drum comes off, then you lose all your
braking, as there's nothing for the pads to press
againest. I'm guessing they couldn't do that with the
rears because...it'd be too difficult to engineer
properly. 
  I do remember I didnt' like that feature, though,
because it was harder to find the correct drum for
upgrading an older car. I converted my '57 Chevy to
tapered bearings from roller, by cutting the drum
rivets off, and using the old drum on the newer '64
Chevy hub with better bearings, which didn't have the
drum riveted to it. Worked like a charm. 
  Anyway, not much to contribute here, other than
asking whether the drum/hub assembly is actually one
cast piece. I'll have to dig some of mine out to look
sometime. I remember my '70 Javelin had 1-piece, I
"think", with V-8. It's been awhile since I worked on
those brakes. 

Jerry

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Jerry Casper , owner of 16 AMCs 
7 Gremlins / 2 Javelins / 1 Hornet / 1 Pacer
3 Matadors ( 2 coupes ) / 1 Spirit / 
1/2 Eagle
1/2 Jeep Wagoneer

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