Still beating the drum
OK, no one has yet enlightened me on the brake drums, but I could still use the info.
I finally took them to the brake shoppe today, along with the shoes and the master cylinder. The guy who seems to know his stuff was immediately skeptical about how much meat was still usable on the rear drums. He put a very Cronenburg-esque diameter gauge on each of them and made comments about the being 90, 90 or near 100, which means no machining possible - I'm not sure if he was measuring millimetres, percentages or picas. Said he would consult with one of his shop experts on how much if anything they could do more me. He said the front drums looked OK.
I am having him switch LH studs from a cracked drum to a front drum that currently has RH studs in it, though he seemed a but unsure at first about how the studs are mounted in the drums. But, as I said, he seems to know his stuff, and I had had this place recommended to me by another experienced restorer.
The brake guy also seemed to think refurbishing the master cylinder wouldn't be a big problem, depending on the bore condition, which was nice to hear.
So, I gave him the lining specs from the manual, but said I had not found any specs for drum wear limits in any of my manuals.
Anyone know these?
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