i've been calling around no one cut's them or knows where to get one cut. these things are expensive and i'd like to not buy a new one if possible. i'm in the Pittsbugh area.

 

Is it just a standard drum? should only cost like 90 bucks for a new one.

Call Fleet Pride, they'll know who can machine your drums.

 

fleet pride?? where's that.

it's a 15 inch rear drum 8 lug low profile. no one can find it for me.

 

Pittsburg? You mean, nobody around there dont have a lathe. Sounds like a 10
minute job. A 9" lathe can do that with ease with the proper face plate and boring bar.

 

yes. everyone i call says they can't do it. the drum is about 15" wide. off a f700

 

NorthEast Great Dane, Hillsborough, NJ 800 231 6343 are about the cheapest to buy drums and they have almost all in stock and they may even deliver if they have a delivery route by you

 

Question is, how much meat will be left after it's cut to fix the warp?

I've met quite a few people over the years that get gun-shy about weird stuff like that, and even moreso about commercial trucks.

If it's warped enough, there's no way to really tell if it's still got enough meat. The "max diameter" assumes you're cutting an unwarped drum.

In other words, let's say the drum is warped .050". Let's say there's only .030" left before it hits the max diameter. It could actually be .020" past the max cut depth once it's cut.

 

i think it has a minimum width number cast into drum

 

If it's warped, heat cracks present it's time to get rid of it. A brake drum is a heat sink for the brake shoes, when you cut the drum you take away strenght and cooling and is the main reason nobody really cuts them anymore. If it's a original drum from 1998 it lived it's life and time to go, if you cut it and reuse it you're only short changing yourself.Stopping the truck unloaded is one thing, now consider when you have a vehicle on the bed and one on the hook you're stopping alot more..
I'm not trying to be mean or a smart ***, just trying to save a headache and keep D.O.T. from ticketing you

 

I've seen hundreds of brake drums turned if it's feasible. There is a minimum spec stamped on the drums. There are a couple of Fleetpride locations in WV so have a look at their website to see how far they are and if they can turn drums
FleetPride: Homepage

 

i'll call them tomorrow. didn't know they had them in WV,

thanks

 

found a good link for all part #'s for meritor drums

http://www.meritorhvs.com/MeritorHVS...nts/PB2006.PDF

my drum is 85123276002 can't find a price on goole. i'll have to call tomorrow.



thanks

 

Yes, there's a maximum width, but the spec assumes the drum isn't warped. If it's warped, you could go past what the minimum "meat" is left and still be less than the maximum width.

Anyway...

 

if it is warped replace it check with your local truck parts place they can get it. a warped drum is a safety issue, a warped drum can become a cracked drum, then a two piece drum seen it happen, the people in the car beside me got lucky the drum piece that went through their wind shield missed them! don't skimp it's not just your life think about it!

 

no comment from the peanut galley. these drums are over $300