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12-23-2009, 06:38 PM
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Front Drum Brakes.
Getting ready to do the front drum brakes on my '69 C-20, though I'm very tempted to just take it in. I hate doing drum brakes. The Chassis Service manual mentions a gasket between the drum and hub, any idea where to get this gasket, and what's it called?
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12-24-2009, 07:12 PM
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Re: Front Drum Brakes.
bump.
Curious to know the answer to this, and what its function is. I've done a bazillion sets of rear brakes on everything from Corollas to school buses but never a pre-70s front drum vehicle (that I can recall anyway). No rear drum vehicle I ever did had a gasket between the drum and a hub.
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12-24-2009, 07:39 PM
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Re: Front Drum Brakes.
Never had to do front drums either. Maybe somebody who knows will chime in.
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12-24-2009, 11:47 PM
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Re: Front Drum Brakes.
good time for disc swap lol
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12-25-2009, 09:01 AM
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Re: Front Drum Brakes.
you talking on a two wheel drive??
there is a seal on the inside of the drum to keep dirt out of the bearings |
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12-25-2009, 09:41 AM
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Re: Front Drum Brakes.
Two wheel drive. I have the seals on order. The Chassis Service Manual mentions a gasket between drum and hub. I'd like to swap to disks, just not in the budget for now,
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12-30-2009, 12:07 AM
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Re: Front Drum Brakes.
sure it is, find a beater 73+ for as dirt cheap as you can. most of the time you can get roller frames for free .
swap out the whole package, take the pos to the scraper, you brake job was now free. |
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12-30-2009, 10:30 AM
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12-30-2009, 10:48 AM
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Re: Front Drum Brakes.
R U talking about where the backing plate fits over the spindle? When I recently did the front drums on my '66 C10, I just ran a small bead of Permatex around it.
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12-30-2009, 10:54 AM
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Re: Front Drum Brakes.
Supposed to be between the drum and hub. Might just hit it with RTV.
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12-30-2009, 03:16 PM
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Re: Front Drum Brakes.
then take em back.
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12-30-2009, 03:39 PM
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12-31-2009, 11:28 AM
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Re: Front Drum Brakes.
I've noticed this gasket you are talking about. I recently pulled a front hub (2 wd) off a GMC in the junk yard and noticed the remains of a gasket material between the hub and brake drum. There was not much left of it so I just scraped it off. Maybe it was for some kind of "anti chatter" fix for vibration or something?
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