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Lilchas57
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 Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 8:21 am Post subject: Special drums |
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| Doing a dune buggy project and working on rear brakes, The special rear 5 - lug drums have no access hole toward the outer edge to adjust the brake shoes. Do I have to add hole to adjust and if so why didn't they think of it, thanks |
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jsturtlebuggy
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Location: Fair Oaks/Orangevale, CA
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| Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 3:41 pm Post subject: Re: Special drums |
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With no picture, no one is going to see how special those rear drums are.
Every wide 5 drum I seen has a hole for adjusting the brakes.
You could drill holes in the backing plates like what is done on VWs using 4lug drums.
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Joseph
Fair Oaks/Orangevale, CA
Elrod Motorsports
Motion Tire Motorsports
Having fun with Dune Buggies since 1970
Into Volkswagens since 1960 |
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Donald Mace
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| Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2016 1:36 pm Post subject: Re: Special drums |
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| They could be CB perf drums, seems like they had no holes on the face |
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jsturtlebuggy
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| Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2016 6:06 pm Post subject: Re: Special drums |
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Ok, my curiosity is wanting to know more about 5lug drums with no adjusting hole in the face.
Could the OP be talking about some other bolt pattern then the wide 5 205mm bolt pattern?
Not knowing what year the buggy is or the parts being used, or a picture of such can lead to all kinds of speculation.
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Joseph
Fair Oaks/Orangevale, CA
Elrod Motorsports
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Donald Mace
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| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 12:42 pm Post subject: Re: Special drums |
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| Joe as you know anything is possible. Yea redrilled 4 lug drums. |
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Lilchas57
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| Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 4:50 am Post subject: Re: Special drums |
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| Yes the drums have no hole in front , but after looking behind the brake backing plate, through all the dirt and gunk I found two holes in which to adjust brakes, sorry |
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