front drums w/o hubs?

Time for an update and some feedback.

Went to have my drums turned and was informed that in order to do so, the hubs have to be separated from the drums.

Too bad you didn't ask here first. That statement is utter bullshit. "In a previous life" I've turned thousands of drums and rotors

In fact such machines as Ammco (I have one) have interchangeable arbors in order to accomodate the smaller splined hubs on small front wheel drives, and the older Jeep/ IHC/ VW/ Mopar etc tapered axle hubs.

I have NEVER had to remove a hub from a disc or rotor to turn one.

This is one of the small tapered arbors as mentioned above



But for just about everything with conventional front wheel hubs such as you are dealing with all the way up to big heavy over the road trucks, there is a HUGE array of what are called "centering cones" which are used as need be



The smaller cones are used when turning drums/ rotors with hubs, or without hubs, you add a spring and end bells



Whoever told you that has no idea what they are doing, or they don't have the correct accessories for their machine

Here in fact is a rotor with hub chucked up in a machine