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Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

11-28-2006, 09:20 PM

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Drum Brakes

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Posted By onegammyleg

..and you didnt know about it ? , a likely story...

..and you didnt know about it ? , a likely story :D

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

11-28-2006, 01:30 AM

Replies: 54

Drum Brakes

Views: 8,752

Posted By onegammyleg

I didnt know that. We never got early rabbits...

I didnt know that.
We never got early rabbits in australia (except for the hole digging furry type) and now that ime in northern europe all those cars are rusted away and gone.

So I doubt i will...

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

11-28-2006, 12:52 AM

Replies: 54

Drum Brakes

Views: 8,752

Posted By onegammyleg

yeah , i think its a 50 and 60's american term ,,...

yeah , i think its a 50 and 60's american term ,, you know pot heads.

Peace baby.

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

11-27-2006, 11:29 PM

Replies: 54

Drum Brakes

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Posted By onegammyleg

Yeup , and if a big hulking old log of a car like...

Yeup , and if a big hulking old log of a car like a mustang can pull up well with drums , then a little FE buzzbox with modern brake drums would do very well indeed.

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

11-27-2006, 11:25 PM

Replies: 54

Drum Brakes

Views: 8,752

Posted By onegammyleg

Wazabi was mostly right about the bail. But...

Wazabi was mostly right about the bail.
But what it exactly refers to is the the spring-steel wire loop used to secure a cover that sits on top of the brake master cylinder reservoir.

So a twin...

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

11-27-2006, 01:57 AM

Replies: 54

Drum Brakes

Views: 8,752

Posted By onegammyleg

Yeah ,, its well known , you can also groove...

Yeah ,, its well known , you can also groove drums as well , but the costs are a lot more than normal drilling.

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

11-22-2006, 11:40 PM

Replies: 54

Drum Brakes

Views: 8,752

Posted By onegammyleg

Yup .thats it. The pad material chosen for...

Yup .thats it.

The pad material chosen for road cars is a compromise.
Pads are made of metals , fillers and resins.
The type and quantity of these parts determine the working heat range of the...

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

11-22-2006, 08:53 AM

Replies: 54

Drum Brakes

Views: 8,752

Posted By onegammyleg

Thats a good post about brake fluid , and even...

Thats a good post about brake fluid , and even just on a maintainance point of view its good to replace your fluid every couple of years.
Old fluid absorbs water which leads to corrosion of brake...

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

11-20-2006, 08:12 AM

Replies: 54

Drum Brakes

Views: 8,752

Posted By onegammyleg

I am confused with this logic. If I turn...

I am confused with this logic.

If I turn this around you are saying that disc brakes are less prone to fade because they have smaller friction area.,, so less area is better.
If that true , I...

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

11-20-2006, 07:55 AM

Replies: 54

Drum Brakes

Views: 8,752

Posted By onegammyleg

And just how many high speed emergency stops...

And just how many high speed emergency stops would one be anticipating in a high FE car ?
-- and that is why (if done properly) a drum setup could be viable on a FE car.

PS - I know a whole...

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

11-19-2006, 08:44 AM

Replies: 54

Drum Brakes

Views: 8,752

Posted By onegammyleg

This is a vented alloy drum with fins if some...

This is a vented alloy drum with fins if some readers are not familiar with what I have been talking about.

https://www.plminishop.com/images/SUPERFINS-PL.jpg

On small FE cars they could...

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

11-19-2006, 02:08 AM

Replies: 54

Drum Brakes

Views: 8,752

Posted By onegammyleg

Many , if not most drum brakes get adjusted when...

Many , if not most drum brakes get adjusted when you apply the handbrake.

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

11-19-2006, 01:16 AM

Replies: 54

Drum Brakes

Views: 8,752

Posted By onegammyleg

The corvair probably would have locked up...

The corvair probably would have locked up anyway.(as you say)
Race car disc systems are manufacured to very high standards and are not the same as on our shopping trolleys.
If we had these brakes...

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

11-19-2006, 12:00 AM

Replies: 54

Drum Brakes

Views: 8,752

Posted By onegammyleg

All of your points were exactly spot on....

All of your points were exactly spot on. :thumbup:
For FE machine drums are the way to go !!!! no question about it.

Discs brakes rely on the disc knocking the pads back into the caliper for...

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