welded weight on brake drum?

Print Thread

welded weight on brake drum? #601424 02/02/10 12:39 AM 02/02/10 12:39 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,518 Indiana MonGoo$e OP master
MonGoo$e OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,518 Indiana	I'm curious about the little tacked on weight on my rear brake drums, it's an 8 1/4 rear, 10" non-finned deals. one of them is fine, the other snapped off, but I have the weight. I was going to look into welding it back or having it stuck back on, I was curious what the purpose was? it seems the drum would be even;y weighed by itself without the weight, or is it offsetting something else? thanks My YouTube Channel, "Hoosier Garage" https://www.youtube.com/HoosierGarage

Re: welded weight on brake drum? [Re: MonGoo$e] #601425 02/02/10 12:42 AM 02/02/10 12:42 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,005 s. e. pa. C calrobb2000 top fuel
calrobb2000 top fuel C Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,005 s. e. pa.	hi it is there to balance the drum .

Hop To