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#14318 04/27/2002 2:37 AM | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 19 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 19 | I have a rear end out of a 73 Chevy 3/4 ton (eaton rear end) that I am (was) going to swap into my 50 1 ton to get a better gear ratio and bigger brakes. I have finally gotten around to pulling the drums off to check the brakes and the rivets have ground grooves into both drums. NAPA tells me that the grooves are too deep to turn out. Do I try to find some drums in a salvage yard (and hope they usable) or should I see if I can buy new ones?
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#14319 04/27/2002 6:10 AM | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 85 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 85 | Hey Brad
Summer of 2000 I stayed with family in the KOA in Brigham City. Really a nice place, friendly folks.
For what it is worth, buying a set of drums at Napa or Checker or wherever is going to get you a correct fit the first time, with no worries about whether or not there is enough meat left in the drum to turn. I don't think you are really saving that much with wrecking yard parts, Have you priced drums at stores? I would be willing to bet that the price difference bettween a new set and wrecking yard set (plus $$ for having them turned) is not that great. After all, your life depends on those brakes.
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#14320 04/28/2002 12:19 AM | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 119 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 119 | Agree with Curly... check with NAPA. I just helped a friend do a brake job on the rear of a '71 Dodge 1-ton, and the drums were in stock at the local store (old ones were more than 0.250 under the limit!!!!). I believe they hadtwo "grades" - we took the cheaper ones as they were in stock, but they looked to be of very decent quality.
Don't know about the Chevy, but on the Dodge (Dana 60), we had to press the eight lugs out to get the old drum off the hub. Not a huge deal if you have a shop press, probably other ways to do it, or have the parts store do it for you.
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