Re: Brake drums

Posted by Mike Flanagan on October 15, 1997 at 14:45:27

In Reply to: Brake drums
posted by Louis Eschete on October 15, 1997 at 12:39:19

Metallizing is the term if I'm not mistaken and I believe the process would be a little more expensive than you think considering the buildup required, distortion of the drum caused by heat transferance (sp?) and the machine work to turn the drum back to tolarence once the buildup is complete. $100 bucks for a cast Iron drum which, IF you watch the shoe wear, will last forever would be difficult to beat. However... if you want to experiment with my drum and your money....
God speed under 50.
The Model a Fool.
: Is there any way worn brake drums can be rebuilt? How about flame spraying? Flame spraying is metal dust sprayed through a hot flame and liquified before it is sprayed on to a heated piece of metal that is rotated. Anybody ever tried this? The drum could be cut on a brake lathe after spraying. I think it would beat the price of a new drum by a large margin. TKS Lou

Follow Ups:
Re: Brake drums Bob Carabbio October 15, 1997 at 21:50:28(2)
Re: Brake drums Bob McDonald October 19, 1997 at 18:50:55(0)
Re: Brake drums Bob McDonald October 19, 1997 at 18:23:27(0)

E-Mail Comment to Webmaster