Front Brake Drum Question
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Front Brake Drum Question
So when changing out the front drums, pressing the old studs out and new ones in. Is it general practice to leave the new front drum floating? Not "Staked" back onto the hub.
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My old front drums were staked on the studs.
I pressed out the old studs and installing new drums.
My question is do the drums have to be "staked" onto the new studs? and if so why?
Or can they just remain free floating the way most drum brakes are.
I pressed out the old studs and installing new drums.
My question is do the drums have to be "staked" onto the new studs? and if so why?
Or can they just remain free floating the way most drum brakes are.
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Hopefully the holes in your aftermarket drums aren't too large.
Maybe you just aren't getting the studs all the way in at the same time the drum is not flush with the hub. The way I do it is with the lug nuts on backwards. With the drum lined up so the studs can go in it, tighten down all 5 reversed lug nuts. These lug nuts will pull the studs in all the way and push on the drum at the same time.
Maybe you just aren't getting the studs all the way in at the same time the drum is not flush with the hub. The way I do it is with the lug nuts on backwards. With the drum lined up so the studs can go in it, tighten down all 5 reversed lug nuts. These lug nuts will pull the studs in all the way and push on the drum at the same time.
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Think they were done that from the factory for assembly ease and think some still do it just not sure why?
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Ford didn't sell a brake drum separate back in the day. They only sold a complete hub and drum assembly. The drums fixed to the hubs by the studs so they acted as pilots. Drum perfectly centered.Come to think of it, Maybe the shank on the new aftermarket studs isn't quite long enough.
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