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On Dec 31, 2005, at 3:46 PM, farna@xxxxxxx wrote:

This is what makes the list! So now it's up through the mid 70s, at least on six cylinder small cars. Replacements are still likely to be one piece units though.


I dunno... first, two-piece drums suuuure look like one piece until you take 'em all the way apart; especially with age, rust, dust, etc, the near-invisible gap 'tween parts disappears. Second, for manufacturing reasons two-piece makes a whole lot of sense; less overall machining, one hub for all cars with different drums dropped on.

My 70 Hornet has two-piece front drums; I haven't had a drum-front car newer than that for >> 10 years.

nearly half-way down this page, some photos:

http://wps.com/AMC/1970-AMC-Hornet/Jan-Apr2004.html


On December 30, 2005 Jim Shadwick wrote:


Better add a few more years yet..........My 74 Gremlin has the two piece
9" drums on the front...was a six cly......
Jim



mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:


Frank, Go up a few years on the two piece front hubs! I know my 1969 had them, As did the one 1969 parts car and the two 68 parts cars I had. All cars I worked with where Americans. I think the 1965 Ambassador large car was two piece two.
They might have went one piece after 65, but the small car stayed two piece at least through 1969. I have a bunch of the hubs here. I save everyone I get as they make great trailer hubs!
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Mark Price
markprice242ATadelphia.net
Morgantown, WV



Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 11:00:39 -0500
From: farna@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Fwd: Pacer Suspension:
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Prior to 1965 or 66 front drums/hubs are all two piece. Drive the studs out then
the hub will come off. You can't tell until you take the front drum off though.
Then it's easy to see the thick flange on the inside of the drum. Brake size
doesn't matter. I haven't verified the last year for two piece units. I'm sure
there's at least one year where both one and two piece hub/drum assemblies are
used.














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