Drum brake issues

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TheDreamSwing

TheDreamSwing

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So I broke a stud on the drum set up, brought it to a machine shop to hammer out and they bent the drum. Finding a new 9' front drum doesn't seem hard but I don't know if the hub is bent and or if I can even get it out. I can't find a used or new hub any where and my ultimate goal is disc brakes, so I'm questioning wasting more money on drum brake set up vs trying to figure out disc brakes now
 
We used to throw that 9" stuff out. Then I found out 9" stuff actually works when used to do what it was designed to do.
Yeah there's a special procedure to get those studs out.

You might post a wanted ad, specify left or right hand threaded studs; somebody down there will have what you need.
 
Seems like now is the time to achieve that goal with disc brakes instead of spending on repairing the drum.
 
I need to get.going on my swap, I'd give you mine if they were off the car. What side do you need?
 
The driver side front small bolt pattern, if you have it and don't mind that would help a lot, Thanks!
 
I think I've got a set of 9" front drums laying around...
 
TheDreamSwing said:
So I broke a stud on the drum set up, brought it to a machine shop to hammer out and they bent the drum. Finding a new 9' front drum doesn't seem hard but I don't know if the hub is bent and or if I can even get it out. I can't find a used or new hub any where and my ultimate goal is disc brakes, so I'm questioning wasting more money on drum brake set up vs trying to figure out disc brakes now
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The studs are swaged in where they press and mushroom them in after installing... Get a grinder/carbide bit and grind away some of the swage and then pound out the studs with a hammer.... If you put a nut on the ends of the threads before pounding, it helps not mess up the threads...
 
Likely the drums were replaced once, in which case the swedges would be gone, and I doubt anybody could or would have reswedged the studs. I have always thrown the drum down in an abandoned parking lot, trying to hit it flat on the inner surface. After a few good throws, the hub falls out of the middle. A new 9" front drum is like $20 on rockauto, but you can pay for hopefully better quality if desired.
 
Soooo you took it to the wrong shop, chit happens. I do doubt the hub was bent though. The drum wall is thin enough to distort with a hammer or press. The hub flange is much more substantial. The hub might have been floating ( no force directly applied ) anyway. That's "how to" bend a drum. That drum might be straightened if the labor doesn't outweigh the cost of a new drum. The real challenge is sourcing the left hand thread studs. Going to all right hand threads is the simplest solution. Good luck with it.
 
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AJ/FormS said:
We used to throw that 9" stuff out.
Yeah there's a special procedure to get those studs out.

You might post a wanted ad, specify left or right hand threaded studs; somebody down there will have what you need.
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So....what is the correct procedure for removing front drum brake studs?

I currently have 9" drums on my 64 and have SBP Rallye wheels I want to install soon. I bought RH studs from Rockauto so I can use my new chrome lug nuts on them.

I'll be putting KH discs on over the winter when I rebuild the front suspension retaining the SBP but want to get this done before the Woodward Dream Cruise. I already have the brakes but want to do the complete front end all at once.
 
KosmicKuda said:
So....what is the correct procedure for removing front drum brake studs?

I currently have 9" drums on my 64 and have SBP Rallye wheels I want to install soon. I bought RH studs from Rockauto so I can use my new chrome lug nuts on them.

I'll be putting KH discs on over the winter when I rebuild the front suspension retaining the SBP but want to get this done before the Woodward Dream Cruise. I already have the brakes but want to do the complete front end all at once.
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There is also a cutter that fits over the stud and cuts the shoulder so the studs can come out, but the grinder way works fine since you won't be using the same studs.
A cutoff wheel works best instead of a thick grinder wheel like you see on a 4" grinder normally.
Pull the new studs in with a lug nut.

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The proper 7/16 cutter was linked in a recent thread. 44 USD if my memory serves. Or just center punch and drill though the back side making the studs head disappear, then drive out toward the drum.
 
Didn't think I could do it right so I brought it to the shop that bent it... Thinking on it I would rather drive on 4 studs than a bent drum
 
Just out of curiosity, what did the shop owner say about your bent drum? It seems to me that it should be his headache not yours. Personally I would hold him accountable to fix the problem. Just my opinion but I would make him fix this because he created it. You should not be stressing out about it, I would make him deal with it. Like I said it is just my opinion, Brian
 
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