New brake drum and hub assembly

[ian Simpson]

Originally Posted by kenparker

"If you have a press large enough to swage the studs". Do not overestimate the size or capacity of the press you use. A 20 ton HF press will NOT do the job. It takes 25 tons or more to get the studs tight. At 20 tons they ( the studs) will look tight and to the touch they will feel tight, but when the vibrating and pressure is applied at the wheel they can and will come loose. Then u is got problems. ken

Darren, my tame machinist tells me he uses just over 35 tons to swage my studs. I buy the drums and studs locally and have Darren swage them.

I then have the drums turned at a local brake shop who know how to turn VW Beetle drums. There is a remarkable similarity with Model A drums.

As for arcing, it is fairly easy to do using a large bench vice and various bits of pipe, steel bars etc. Much easier to do than describe, so I will stop here. But, if the shoes are only a little off a perfect fit, forget arcing. They will wear in after a few miles.