Thanks. Yes, I know this is an issue and I noticed he didn’t mention this. He also said he punched the studs back. Not something I would do, but I’m not a mechanic in a busy shop. Henry From: 'Donald Verity' via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> The lug studs are swaged over after the drum is installed. Pressing out the studs without cutting the swaged part out can warp the drum. There is a special cutter for this if a lug stud has to be changed. If it works for him, fine. I would personally never do it. And as he said, if you have to do bearing work, the hub still has to come off. Don I’m not looking for an argument but it would be nice if you gave an engineering reason for your views. In the video it looked like the drum was still centred on the middle hole. I was under the impression that these drums had clearance there and this would cause a problem – but it doesn’t seem to have any clearance, just like a later Chrysler set up or other later drum. Just listen to the familiar “ring” when he puts the drum back on. I could agree that it would be best to first mark the drum and a stud to ensure it always went back on in the same relative position as to how it may have been machined but that’s about it. Any other genuine reasons would be appreciated. Note that I DO NOT intend to do this to my car. This guy isn’t a hack. The woman I mentioned took her car interstate to get her car done by him because he is a Valiant expert. But “maybe” he got this one wrong. That’s why I wanted to know any reasons why it shouldn’t be done from others that may have done it before. Henry From: 'Ron Waters' via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> DO NOT DO THIS ! Just because some clown posts a YouTube video doesn’t mean that it’s good advice. The hub/drum assembly is designed as a one-piece unit. Defeating that will lead to endless grief, including chattering and poor braking. Dangerous. Ron From: chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Behalf Of henry.schleimer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx By coincidence (or conspiracy), a new video popped up in my YouTube showing an Australian Mopar mechanic modifying a 58 New Yorker’s rear drums so he won’t have to remove the taper to get the drum off. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_bsYO8jXdo I thought there was a problem in centring the drum if they didn’t press on the studs but this doesn’t seem to be an issue in the video. Comments are welcome but I have no stake in this. I have the plate remover designed by a Club member and have found it to be easy enough to use. I also give the taper a light wipe of Moly grease to stop corrosion. Note that not long ago I had a chat with a woman with a beautiful Australian Charger that was restored by the guy in this video so he isn’t a backyard hack. Cheers Henry From: chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of dplotkin Call Murray Park Danny Plotkin Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Rick Gould <rdg123@xxxxxxxxx> Date: 1/3/25 5:53 PM (GMT-05:00) Subject: {Chrysler 300} drum removal Hi all, Rear drums are off. All went reasonably well, everything considered. The previous owner had applied neverseize which probably helped. Thanks to everyone who responded. I had watched Bob's video and looked over John's tech article. Is it possible to source a replacement support plate with operating cams? For some reason that I don't understand, my computer won't let me respond to the original thread? Rick -- -- -- -- -- -- For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylang --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chrysler 300 Club International" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to chrysler-300-club-international+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/chrysler-300-club-international/013c01db5ebd%24c9f9e8f0%245dedbad0%24%40optusnet.com.au. |
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