Re: Brake drums

[SpitRacer9@aol.com]

My guess is that this is a safety issue and a liability issue.  The drums are 
very rusted, I assume this on the outside.  He turns the drums down to 
minimum thickness or close to it to true them up.  The metal on the outside 
is fatiqued and brittle.  Sounds to me like a mechanic trying to cover his 
a**.  What he is trying to avoid is the drum breaking and you coming back and 
suing him.  I know a few mechanics and they would all rather install new bits 
instead of fixing old ones.  

aaron