well, they might be rusty, but that'll mean that the rear brake cylinders are
not working, so you want to check anyway, apart from that if the brakes work
the drums can't rust, so he's talking bull****
>===== Original Message From "Fred Thomas" <vafred@erols.com> =====
>Sumner, I have seen cars in fields for 30 years, and the drums still good,
>if I am entitled to a guess, another case of senior citizen beware, or John
>Q public beware, take the old drum to your local consumer affairs dept. and
>then go from there.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Sumner Weisman <sweisman@gis.net>
>To: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 9:08 AM
>Subject: Brake drums
>
>
>>
>> This is a new one on me, and is not LBC related, but I'd like some
>opinions.
>>
>> My wife's 1994 Toyota Corolla just had to get the rear brake drums
>replaced
>> because they were rusty. The mechanic at the Toyota dealership where she
>> had the work done said that they were so rusty that just turning them down
>> would only be good for a few months.
>>
>> I've never heard of anything like this. Any comments or opinions? Is
>this
>> normal?
>>
>> Sumner Weisman
>>
>>
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