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| | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2001 Posts: 115 | How do I tell the difference between 47-50 brake drums and 51 on(huck to bendix). Is there a change beween front and rears besides hubs? Thanks
Brian D
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#4106 03/10/2003 10:13 AM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | Look on the backing plate. The bendix has the adjuster slots at the bottom and the Huck has them up at the top on the wheel cylinder.
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A lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2001 Posts: 115 | The problem is I am looking through a stack of AD drums by themselves and would like to know how to tell them apart. Is the diameter and depth different?
Brian D
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 988 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 988 | Brian do you need just the drum or do you need the drum and hub combo? I know the hubs are different but not exactly how. The drums if they are the same dimension (brake surface) should be able to be swapped. So what I would do is find a "good" drum that was the same size and swap out hubs.
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Brian Moore
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| | | | | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | Huck brake drums are ribbed [ on the area outside of the shoe contact ]. Bendix brake drums are smooth. | | |
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