Posted by dmac
on 4/8/2009, 12:22 pm, in reply to "Falcon Wagon Front Brake Drums"
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: I was in the process of replacing the
: front brake shoes on my 1962 Falcon
: Wagon and found that the left front
: drum is cracked. The crack extends
: along the rim of the drum and does
: not extend into the area where the
: shoes contact the drum. On my car,
: the drum and hub are all one
: assembly and come off together. I
: went down to the NAPA store to buy
: an new pair of drums and found that
: the only thing that they could find
: were drums that did not come with
: the hubs. I checked the AutoKrafters
: web site and found the same thing.
: Can someone tell me how I would go
: about removing and installing the
: new drums to the hubs? Does this
: require a press?
:
: Also, I purchased a set of brake
: SHOES from Advance Auto Parts and
: put them on. The seemed to be pretty
: tight to the drums, even when I
: screwed the adjuster in all the way.
: When I took it out for a test drive,
: the screeching noise that they made
: was outrageous! It sounded like what
: you see in the movies when an
: airplane lands with the wheels up
: and scrapes along on its belly. The
: sound also seems to be coming from
: the same wheel that has the cracked
: drum, so I don't know if there is a
: connection. I wasn't really
: impressed with the new brake
: shoes...they looked kind of shoddy.
: Does anyone know of a good brand of
: brake shoes that are still being
: manufactured?
:
: Thanks in advance.
:
first do not drive with a cracked drum.in my 60-61-62 falcon shop manual, they say drum and hub like they are together.i would spray a good penatrating oil where the studs come thru the drum and inside were they join,the drum and hub. and let it sit overnight then with some heat applied to the flat surface of the drum,where the studs come thru,then start using a hammer on it.the cracked drum you are doing this to is no good but keep in mind you still need the hub if you get them apart.specs.frt.&rear drums are 9in.id.there max.id.is 9.060. the lining width is frt.2.25in.rear 1.5in.you might have to buy a drum and hub.
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