Re: [AMC-List] 10 inch front brake drums wanted

["Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've used JBweld to fill them in for years. I start to do the rear brakes 
first (I let the putty dry while I do the front brakes then put the shoes 
on)


From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] 10 inch front brake drums wanted
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On Sat, 2006-05-27 at 14:51, Jay wrote:

>  Backing plates used should not be a problem as I see it.

Since you'll have them off, you really should have the
shoe-contact-point spots filled in with weld and ground flat.
It's
normal to wear grooves after decades of use.

The shoes won't sit flat and parallel to the drum surfaces; the
shoes
will catch on the drums as they operate, making noises; shoes
will wear
out twice as fast (since they are not parallel, the closes spot
to the
drum wears the most).

Get anyone with a MIG welder to just fill up the grooves with a
bead of
metal; you can grind them flat enough with an abrasive disk in a
3/8"
electric drill.





Jim Blair, Seattle, WA '84 J10 Black Jack (getting lifted and stroked!), '73 
J4000 304/TH400/QT tow truck http://www.virtualjeep.com

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