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(Another) 11" brake question....

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by Old Bill, Feb 26, 2006.

  1. Old Bill

    Old Bill Aggressively passive....

    Hey gang,

    OK, so I'm getting all the stuff in order for the conversion. I'm set to have the drums turned prior to drilling them, and I have (nearly) all the parts. My question is this....

    IIRC, the 9" drums have 3 countersunk screws that hold the drum to the hub, and of course the lug nuts take it a step further. The 2 tech write ups for this conversion don't mention it, but do I need to drill any holes to allow these same screws to hold the new 11" drum to the hub, or is it just a slip it on and let the lug nuts hold it kind of thing?

    TIA
     
    Old Bill, Feb 26, 2006
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  2. willysnut

    willysnut Banned

    Let the lug nuts pick up the slack.
     
    willysnut, Feb 26, 2006
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  3. sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

    They don't mention it because it's not an issue.

    I don't know of any other drum brakes that I've worked on that have screws holding the drum on so that you can strip them out trying to remove them.
     
    sparky, Feb 26, 2006
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  4. tommy b

    tommy b Member

    :iagree:

    tommy b
     
    tommy b, Feb 26, 2006
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  5. w3srl

    w3srl All-around swell dude Staff Member

    IMHO Thad, I would drill the drums BEFORE you have them turned. Look at it this way, the finished surface of the drum is all that matters to shoes when stopping, and drilling the drums is liable to leave tiny high spots on the wear surfaces of the drums. It shouldn't matter to the guy turning the drums if they are drilled, so why not drill first and resurface later? That way you can be SURE that you have the maximum brake surface area as the end result.
     
    w3srl, Feb 26, 2006
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  6. Old Bill

    Old Bill Aggressively passive....

    From the Tech page.....

    I agree with the tech page passage above. Even worse, it could break the tool bit and screw everything up. It would be easy to clean up any burrs with some 320 grit paper, so that's not a issue. Thanks for the concern though. :)
     
    Old Bill, Feb 26, 2006
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  7. nickmil

    nickmil In mothballs.

    Heh, Heh, Heh, some late model "imports" still use them. We just had a 2000 Toyota Echo in that had them. Nickmil.
     
    nickmil, Feb 27, 2006
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