Check your hubs and shafts if they are true. If not you can fit as many
new drums as you like but there will still be high and low spots.
Kees Oudesluijs
Op 25-10-2019 om 20:01 schreef John:
> Hi Listers:
>
> I am trying to find a source for some new rear brake drums for my
> BJ8. My old drums seem to be out of round, as they drag in certain
> spots and turn free in others as I rotate them. I ordered a new pair
> through a recommended reseller for M**s and when I mounted them, they
> also drug in a couple spots and turned free in others. I tried
> running them but had a significant shake in the pedal on braking.Â
> They were also so close to maximum inside diameter that I could not
> have them turned to true them up. They were sent back.
>
> Any other recommended sources I should check to get good quality
> (round) drums, that also might have enough metal to them that they
> could be turned if need be?
>
> Thanks for any info
>
> John O'Brien
>
> '65 BJ8 (Madelyn)
>
> '61 Bugeye (Lucy)
>
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