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Ok. So I got this great drum brake assembly with a hub (thank you 66Triumph). All in great shape, other than , at some point, the drum must have begun to eat it's way through the hub towards the spokes. I would guess this comes from running the drum loose(?)
Anyway - on the non-drum side I have 3/16" between the edge of the hub and the inside of the spoke hole. On the drum side I have a hair under 1/16".
I'm not sure how much stress the spokes put on the hub, but it seems 1/16" isn't a lot of meat to keep the spokes from pulling out of the hub? Is that not an issue because it's up against the drum?
Here are the questions:
1) Is this hub runnable as is, or not?
2) Anyone every repaired (rebuilt the lip) one of these?
Side note - for repair, I was thinking I could turn a lip on the lathe and weld it on. Seems better as an idea, than something I would like to do.
Thoughts or ideas? Thanks.
Anyway - on the non-drum side I have 3/16" between the edge of the hub and the inside of the spoke hole. On the drum side I have a hair under 1/16".
I'm not sure how much stress the spokes put on the hub, but it seems 1/16" isn't a lot of meat to keep the spokes from pulling out of the hub? Is that not an issue because it's up against the drum?
Here are the questions:
1) Is this hub runnable as is, or not?
2) Anyone every repaired (rebuilt the lip) one of these?
Side note - for repair, I was thinking I could turn a lip on the lathe and weld it on. Seems better as an idea, than something I would like to do.
Thoughts or ideas? Thanks.
