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Is this drum toast?

Baller

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One drum, mint hardly any wear. the other drum is the same, but the holes are out of round. There is play side to side but not up and down. Can I use this drum or should I pitch it? I was thinking that if the tire is holding it tight to the axle flange, it may be OK to use. Thoughts? I can only think that the idiot before me drove around with the tire not tight.

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You can redrill and bush it out. I would not use it without it being fixed.
 
The center does the locating of the drum. you should lightly grind burrs on inside outside of stud holes. Maybe put drum on backward and for wobble, meaning is surface that mates against axle face warped.
 
The center does the locating of the drum. you should lightly grind burrs on inside outside of stud holes. Maybe put drum on backward and for wobble, meaning is surface that mates against axle face warped.

She sits right. No real wobble at all.
 
She sits right. No real wobble at all.
Can see bearman's point. I could think of way to use it but it would need to positioned so it doesn't shift when braking going forward. You don't back up at 40 mph. That said think safest way fix it or new drum.
 
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New drums are made from different material and you would need to replace brake shoes. In some cases new drum old shoes make a noise when stopping. Not always but sometimes.
 
It can be repaired if you are a fairly competent welder. I wouldn't use it the way that it is. You take the chance of shearing a stub with the inevitable movement of the drum.
 
Oblong bolt holes is a recipe for disaster..... Wheels falling off is not fun when you are stopping at a red light....
I have some N.O.S. U.S.A. made Brake Drums -- so you don't have to use the Chineseum world of today's
drums and ++ N.O.S. ++ Asbestos ++ Brake Shoes --
Such that you don't RIP up brake drums with the garbage new brake shoes braking material....
 
I definitely would just replace them. As stated above, safety 1st and a 'piece of mind'. IMHO...
 
As I suspected, into the ever growing pile of scrap metal it goes. Thanks for the replies guys.

I can't wait to see what arrives at the local auto part store when I order a new drum.
 
What will arrive CAN be ONLY Chineseum.....
If you want N.O.S. U.S.A. brake drums and N.O.S. ++
Asbestos ++ brake shoes ---- which is the ONLY smart way to go ----
I guess we will all know whether you LOVE your car , treat it right, or not !!!!!!!!
You have the magic phone number ----
516 - 485 - 1935...... Yours, Craig
 
Once the wheel is tight, how much does the drum move when braking? Someone mentioned that you place it so the lugs are at the forward portion of the holes.....makes sense to me. I've run stuff just like what your drums look like and did just that and didn't have any ill effects. Your drums are the result of wheels that weren't tight enough and most likely from some hard braking. Probably had some or even a lot of burnouts going on too. Also if you buy new ones you should be able to find some made elsewhere besides Shinena. I'm one to refuse parts from China and for the most part (no pun intended), I've found that you can actually get parts that are made all over the world besides China. Ok, my hard hat is on now so everyone can hammer me now! :D
 
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