Weld up the backing plate

[1964C10]

I just finished cleaning my rearend and found out that the tabs on the backing plate that "support" the brakes (6 points) have some serious grooves worn in them probably about a 1/16 deep and I am afraid that the brake shoes will get hung up and cause bad braking problems. So I was thinking about welding up the tabs and grinding them flat. Has anyone ever attempted this? I just dont have the time to find new ones and take my rearend apart to swamp them out.

[quadracer812]

go ahead and weld them up. I do it all the time at work. most of the older vihicles backing plates are discontinued. I usely weld them and then use surfacing disk to make them smooth and then I apply some anti seize on them. as long as you get good penitration and don't warp the backing plate you should be fine

[1964C10]

Thanks Qaudracer, that is exactly what I did. It worked fairly well, I didnt want to weld too much so after grinding there were still some small pockets but good enough for now. Thanks again!!