Just remember that the drum will get hot if you use the brakes heavily,
then the weights will fly.......
BOB
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On Jul 4, 2005, at 3:56 PM, Lew Palmer wrote:
> Terry,
>
> I've never had to balance a drum (never even thought about it) but
> couldn't
> you use stick-on weights on the drum itself? How bad is it? With the
> brakes
> backed off I would imagine you could let the drum rotate and add
> weights
> until it doesn't stop in any single spot when rotated.
>
> Cheers,
> Lew Palmer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mg-mmm@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mg-mmm@autox.team.net]
> On
> Behalf Of TATERRY@aol.com
> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 8:43 AM
> To: mg-mmm@autox.team.net
> Subject: MMM wheel/brake drum balance
>
> Learned MMM'ers.....the right front brake drum on my N type 12" drum is
> decidedly out of balance. Its not the wheel but the drum itself. Is
> this
> common
> and something to worry about? I presume I can use weights on the
> wheel to
> balance the whole assembly. I pulled the drum off yesterday to take a
> look
> and
> its hard to imagine how the drum could be machined to obtain
> balance........
> Terry in Oakland
> NA0613
>
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