RE: [Chrysler300] Brake Drums

[George McKovich <george@xxxx>]

The proper way to remove the hub from the drum is to drill the head off from the inside rather than having it pressed out.

I think you may look long and hard for any new drums. Many of the drums you will find do not have the correct hole size to hold the studs tightly. The last correct ones I found were in Florida and they cost $100 each plus shipping. As I recall, the 4 drums ended up being over $600 total with shipping.

Good luck....
George


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From: Dean Mullinax
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 4:52 PM
To: Chrysler 300 Email Network; Bob Jasinski
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Brake Drums

Not sure if this will work or not. I was once told that you can actually
press the inner hub out of the drum and have it repressed into a new drum.
BUT, you will have to find a BIG industrial type brake place in your town in
order for anyone to do it. Not your local parts store. The guy that told
me this lives in Minnesota and has had this done on a '59 DeSoto. The idea
is that Chrysler didn't make the drums themselves, rather they were made
from another source. The drum itself, therefore, is sort of across the
board, with the exception of sizes. The hub itself, because of our axles,
is what is not replacable. If they have the right size, just repress your
hub into a "new" brake drum.

Now, can anyone tell me if this is true, or ad more to it??? And where can
it be done??

Dean Mullinax

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Jasinski" <rpjasin@xxxx>
To: "Chrysler 300 Email Network" <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 6:47 PM
Subject: [Chrysler300] Brake Drums


> Dear List,
>
> I have a pair of 12" x 2-1/2" front brake drums that will fit the '62 and
'61 Chrysler 300 (maybe others), that were given to me by Matt Allyn. He
was mistakenly told that these drums were usable, but was given bad
information. I had them measured and they are out of spec.
>
> My question for the list is...should I save these drums for some possible
future purpose or just toss them out?
>
> Has anyone ever heard of any method to return worn drums to safe and
usable condition?
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> Bob J
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