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02-16-2003, 07:22 PM
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Front Drums
1967 GMC 305E V-6 front drums have the hubs attached to the drums..... Local parts house looked at me with a blank stare when I ask if the attached them... Just wondering where you have went to for this type of hub attachment is it a type of rivet then put in any suggestions Thanks
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02-16-2003, 07:33 PM
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My truck still has the original drums....so they are still attached. In my past when I replaced a front drum, we would chisel the rivet and seperat the dram and hub. The replacement drum is just slid on like the rears. I know back then there was a little clip that fit over the lug to keep the drum on when the wheel wasn't. I personnally don't know if they even sell a hub/drum replacement...course I haven't looked for one either. never had a problem in the past with them seperated and if I ever have to replace one of mine, I'll do it the same way.
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02-16-2003, 08:26 PM
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Do you have to get the hub and drum riveted together or just place the hub into the drum.... Didn't see no e clips or anything holding the lug bolts on ? Just wante dto make sure it is safe and right.... I did notice the drums had a spring around the drums was that for cooling purposes?
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02-16-2003, 09:15 PM
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That's what I did in the past. I just slid the drum over the hub and it worked fine. No problems once the wheel is bolted on.
Honestly, I have no idea what the spring is for. I hadn't thought about cooling up till you mentioned it. I always thought it might be something to keep drum wheel vibration noises down.
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02-17-2003, 01:08 AM
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its all about the +6 inches
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The spring does keep the noise down...3 of mine don't have it and that's about teh only thing you hear over the death drone of my pipes.
The ringing is like when you run your fingers around a wine glass. Annoying as heck. (yet in 2 years I still have not installed the stupid springs) |
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02-17-2003, 05:04 AM
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The springs may well serve a dual purpose, like longhornmail said they stop them ringing, but I know for a fact that amongst old British classic car owners putting a spring around a brake drum is a ciommon trick to help cool them if you suffer from fade. It increases the surface area available to release heat and acts like a crude version of the fins you find on some brake drums.
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