Cast drums on my front hubs - DIY?

[bunnyc]

The cost of shipping my steel drums and hubs to and from one of our trusted suppliers is pretty steep, about $120.
What type of equipment would I need to have to install my hubs on new cast drums?
I understand I'd have to have the drums trued up afterward.

[Kurt in NJ]

The stud setting tool , a cutter to cut the old swedge so the hub Isn't damaged
A press that can go over 25 tons, some nuts and washers to hold the studs in place till set

[Bob C]

Check out this link to Vince's site. http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/swaging.htm

Bob

[Mitch//pa]

i use a metal hole saw to cut the swedge.....

[diomed]

$120 to ship vs the cost of the tools, equipment, and time. I don't plan on doing drums ever again on my car, so I paid somebody who is setup to do it.

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[bunnyc]

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OK. Thanks for all the replies.
FedEx it is.

[redmodelt]

It is also good to have a good support under the whole hub, not just under the stud being swedged.

The person doing the swedging may also do the truing and check the hubs for run out.

[ericr]

Originally Posted by Bob C

Check out this link to Vince's site. http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/swaging.htm

Bob

but he uses a personally-crafted tool not commercially available, nor easily reproduced through hiring a 'professional' craftsman (if you can find one) to make one without a plan. An skillful concept but simply not obtainable and therefore unhelpful for the average owner. we might as well look at the KR Wilson catalog and wire the Buffalo NY plant.

[redmodelt]

Simple truth is some jobs need special tools for the job, this like babbitt poring are some of them.

[stewwolfe]

We decided to see if we could successfully remove and swedge cast iron drums on our hubs. Removal was easy carefully using a hole saw. One of our members had a tool made and we borrowed a 50 ton press. The gauge was at 25 tons when we were done and it turned out to be surprisingly easy to complete the job. There is a short video on our website www.olddominionmodela.org showing our club president swedging a hub.


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[waxhead]

I bought cast iron drums with the studs already fitted.

[Tom Wesenberg]

Originally Posted by bunnyc

The cost of shipping my steel drums and hubs to and from one of our trusted suppliers is pretty steep, about $120.
What type of equipment would I need to have to install my hubs on new cast drums?
I understand I'd have to have the drums trued up afterward.

Unless you already have the new drums you will have to pay shipping one way anyway, so figure you're trying to save about $60. Usually there is a club member or brake shop not too far away that can swage the new drums to your hubs.