I was abe to salvage my front brake drums. They were only about 0.003" out of round and a skim of about 0.010" got the surface clean. I installed reinforcing bands, so the 10% loss of material should be offset by the additional material of the bands. Installing the bands was straight forward. They were about 1/8" out of round upon arrival but a bit of a squeeze on the hydraulic press put that right. I put the bands in an old oven then got them close to red hot with the oxy-acetylene torch. They pretty much dropped on the drums with a couple of light taps with a hammer and drift. The shoes now have fresh linings, so i can start putting things back together with new king pins, straightened front axle, rebuilt shocks, new links, new shackles, straightened brake rods and a new front spring.
Next stop: rear brakes. More on that later.
Looking forward to better brakes.
Alan in Roberts Creek
11" steel front brake drums
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Re: 11" steel front brake drums
Please let us know how they work. I have mine apart now also.
KVO
Dec. '28 AA
Dec. '28 AA
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Re: 11" steel front brake drums
Kinda curious, where did you find the drum bands?