Re: Brake drums

["Sumner Weisman" <sweisman@gis.net>]

Aaron,

Thanks for your comments on the rusty brake drums.  I agree with your
comments completely.

Sumner

----- Original Message -----
From: <SpitRacer9@aol.com>
To: <sweisman@gis.net>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: Brake drums


> 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
>