[Healeys] Balancing brakes drums the right way

[jim]

 Consider "mass" ie weight rather than "volume" ie size
1...weigh drum2...balance3...weigh "balance weight"3a...note new balanced drum weight = original drum weight - "balance weight"4 ...grind / weigh / grind / etc5...repeat from 1

    On Sunday, 21 May 2023 at 10:11:13 am GMT-7, llennep--- via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:  
 
 Would a similar size of cast iron be comparable to the zinc wheel weight?  Just asking.


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From: richard mayor <boyracer466 at gmail.com>
To: Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sat, May 20, 2023 8:34 pm
Subject: [Healeys] Balancing brakes drums the right way

Get a bubble balancer from Harbor Fright. Use a regular wheel weight placed on the big fin to get it balanced. Try different weights to find the right one. Then slice off a similar size from the large fin on the opposite side of the drum using an angle grinder with a cut-off wheel. No “machining”.  No grinding. This will NOT affect the structural integrity of the drum or its ability to dissipate heat as some have suggested.

B


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