Re: [Chrysler300] 300 brake drums and Chinese steel

[Mark Lindahl <mplindahl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

There was a discussion a few years ago regarding recycling/remanufacturing old brake drums.  I have a rear set from a '63 Chrysler 300 and I think this type (removed by a puller) is getting harder and harder to find.  I bet they are not being made anymore either by American or Chinese iron.

Is there any reason to hold on to them if they are out of spec?

Regards,
Mark Lindahl

--- On Tue, 6/15/10, skyhawk@xxxxxxxxx <skyhawk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: skyhawk@xxxxxxxxx <skyhawk@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Chrysler300] 300 brake drums and Chinese steel
To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 11:17 AM







 



  


    
      
      
      You know, there was a time, back in the early 1950s, when welders who knew their stuff took worn brake drums (usually from large trucks), preheated them in a forge, then used a special rod and an electric welder to build up the surface.  The drum was then carefully machined back to original tolerances, once again, by someone who knew what they were doing. I was about 6 years old when I spend one whole Saturday watching my Dad build up a set of truck drums for Tallant Transfer, a local long-haul trucking company. Tedious work, to be sure, but given the low quality of Chinese drums, perhaps it might be in vogue once again; assuming, of course, you can find anyone talented enough to do it.



    
     

    
    


 



  





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