All,

I am replacing all of my brake parts on my 1972 f100. It sat for 10's of years and all parts are rusted and bad. I have removed the rear drums and the front drum/hub assembly. I am now a little confused by the front assembly. In order to replace the drums do I need to take the assembly to a machine shop and have the hub pressed out and pressed back into the new drum or does the new drum also come with a hub? I have done drum brakes in the past, however the drum was always separate from the hub like the rears. This setup has gotten me a little stumped. Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Tim(Dad) & Cole(Son)

 

Beginning in 1964 F100 2WD's, Ford only sold the drum with the hub, but you can buy the drum by itself from auto parts stores.

When installing the new drum on the hub, the studs have to be replaced.

 

There's a good chance the drum will be seized to the hub. Also a good chance it may crack the center out of the drum when the hub is being pressed out.

I would soak the drum/hub interface down really good with penetrating oil for a few days prior to attempting to press the two apart.

If you aren't salvaging the old drums, not such a big deal from a reuse aspect but, it will probably make it harder to get the two apart if it breaks and now you have less surface area to press against.

 

Tim, I'd recommend looking at a 73-79 donor depending on engine and tranny setup, swap the complete I-beam set under your truck and have bolt hole exchange power disc brake and power steering upgrade. Awesome upgrade.


John

 

If you don't want to do like what John says to do the upgrades.

You can always add a power booster to your drum brakes that makes a nice cheap upgrade that adds about a 30%+- less pushing on the brake pedal.

And if ya don't really want or ready to go to power steering.

Then keep your front tires aired up to almost max air psi per tire load makes it much easier turning the steering wheel if your not moving much like when parking, but may be you know this already.
Orich

 

Thanks everyone. The truck is a ranger xlt model and already has power brakes and power steering.

Tim

 

2x Bill on the studs. The shank of the studs pressed through both the hub and the drum is what holds them together true. A press fit.
2x Ultra also.