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Title: Brake drum life.
Post by: Tranham on April 08, 2014, 05:50:46 PM

Can't find this in tm 9-710. When is the front and rear brake drum unserviceable?  Whst is the thickness that it can no longer be turned down?  Is there a way to tell or a measurement listed somewhere?

Thanks

Robert

Title: Re: Brake drum life.
Post by: Tranham on April 08, 2014, 06:04:55 PM

I did find n tm 9-1710c page 141 that the brake drum has a regrinding limit of 0.030 in.  I'm not a real mechanic, can someone explain that to me?

Title: Re: Brake drum life.
Post by: steve1973 on April 08, 2014, 07:57:45 PM

Usually the info is cast into the edge of the drum. You can take it to a brake place and they can tell you if they can turn it or not.

Steve A.

Title: Re: Brake drum life.
Post by: spec4don on April 08, 2014, 10:21:14 PM

.030 regrind limit means you  can turn it up to.030 over the original size then the drum is oversize.

Don G,

Title: Re: Brake drum life.
Post by: Tranham on April 09, 2014, 01:38:18 PM

Thanks guys

Robert

Title: Re: Brake drum life.
Post by: cobra6 on January 30, 2015, 07:48:26 PM

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Title: Re: Brake drum life.
Post by: scotty71 on January 31, 2015, 12:18:38 PM

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He has NOS front brake drums available.