anyone have any good resource material on replacing dum dum drum brakes on a 69 lark.. it has the bigger drums i believe.... have done many disc replacements this will be my first attempt at replacing drum brakes.. any help or threads or links are appreciated... tips hints comments concerns.. stupid question i know, but don't really feel like blowing $$ on a professional brakejob.
Just finished drum/drum on my 68. Nothing to it, do one wheel at a time for reference purposes. My drums were bad so I replaced with new ones from Rock Auto. If you re-use the old drums you should get them turned. Depending on age and condition ou might want to get new hardware kits for ea wheel. Gene
Thank you I have a repair and service manual on 72 thru 76 gm cars including buick's the drum brake repair section is very vague.. I'll conquer it.. Once again Thanks
while inquiring about parts today @ autozone i made a suggestino about painting the visible part of the Ai-fin drums and i was told not too.... i swear i've seen people paint their hot rod drums before.... is this guy a knucklehead or is there some validity to not painting aluminum ai finned drums??
Not sure, but what difference could it make? Maybe too much dark paint will decrease heat dissipation, that's a possibility. I would clean them up real good and use a hi temp clear coat personally. But that's just me.
Also, what helped me when I did mine was to take a digital of the brake I was doing before disassembly, so I could always see how it was "supposed" to go back again. I referred to the pics and it really helped. The manual I had sucked also.
thnx bro things are coming nicely gona get the hubs cleaned up and keep them stock looking wild looking drums lemme tell ya.
Re: Dum brake repair. PAINT I dont know how a clear coat would hold up with the excessive heat. But if you have seen my post on {front} or {rear disc conversion} I have always used BBQ GRILL BLACK PAINT, on a rust free drum. sand or beed blast off all rust off, wire brush off blast residue, wipe off with paint thinner then spray with 2 thin coats. when you drive the car and the brakes heat up the paint actually cures better. no smell either. you have seen how long the paint last on a cast BBQ Grill. OR you could try that dics colored caliper paint from your local parts store that those Rice burners use on their brakes. I've never tryed it. The pic I posted is of a rear disc rotor using the BBQ Grill paint. the paint on the pad area will swipe right off the first time you hit the brake, on rough cast areas it works the best, sand smooth areas before use. Helps it stick . I HATE RUST...
