front drum brakes?
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front drum brakes?
ok i just redid the brakes. on the front i just replaced the wheel cylinders and grease seals. i was going to get drums through my work for the front but they didnt have the hub part on them. does the hub come off the old drum? my grandfather said they dont but they have to. i couldnt find any websites about it but i didnt get to look for to long. thanks all.
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ok i just redid the brakes. on the front i just replaced the wheel cylinders and grease seals. i was going to get drums through my work for the front but they didnt have the hub part on them. does the hub come off the old drum? my grandfather said they dont but they have to. i couldnt find any websites about it but i didnt get to look for to long. thanks all.
I never had my new ones pressed back in though, when I snugged the lug nuts down it pulled the drum on and seated it perfectly against the hub.
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The studs have serrations on them, these serrations are what hold the drum to the hub. The studs are pressed into the hub, then the drum is pressed onto the studs.
When studs are removed, the serrations flatten out...so if used over again, the hub/drum will be a loose fit.
Studs should be pressed out, pressed on. Beating on studs with a hammer could cause the holes in the drums to become elongated.
After 1963, Ford only sold the hub & drum as an assembly, replacement drums can be purchased from autoparts stores.
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Doesn't matter if the lug studs are destroyed or not because they should not be reused!
The studs have serrations on them, these serrations are what hold the drum to the hub. The studs are pressed into the hub, then the drum is pressed onto the studs.
When studs are removed, the serrations flatten out...so if used over again, the hub/drum will be a loose fit.
Studs should be pressed out, pressed on. Beating on studs with a hammer could cause the holes in the drums to become elongated.
After 1963, Ford only sold the hub & drum as an assembly, replacement drums can be purchased from autoparts stores.
The studs have serrations on them, these serrations are what hold the drum to the hub. The studs are pressed into the hub, then the drum is pressed onto the studs.
When studs are removed, the serrations flatten out...so if used over again, the hub/drum will be a loose fit.
Studs should be pressed out, pressed on. Beating on studs with a hammer could cause the holes in the drums to become elongated.
After 1963, Ford only sold the hub & drum as an assembly, replacement drums can be purchased from autoparts stores.
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