Posted by Paul on August 20, 2000 at 01:18:11:
In Reply to: Re: Rear Brake Drums, Help Needed posted by casebro on August 20, 2000 at 00:39:20:
{{In california we couldn't find any law making it " illegal" to run over size drums.}}
It's not state but federal law that prohibits the use of drums that are turned past their limits. The maximum diameter of the inside of the drum is usually cast into the drum itself. If you turn the drum out past this on a lathe, you run the risk of drum failure. This will cause a loss of brakes. When I ran a salvage yard, I saw more than one drum that had been turned too much and failed. Often, that was why the car was in the junk yard.