<VV> Brake drum runout BoHunk ULTRA BS

[Louis C. Armer, Jr.]

Well until WE see the result...........Why should anyone believe a
statement from the BoHunk Brothers ??? <GGG>

da Chuckster WTBRT
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at 12:45 PM 2/24/04 -0500, you wrote:
>Runout refers to eccentricity or differing from a normal rotational surface,
>i.e. spin it and measure what it should be and how much it deviates from a
>perfect circle.  Usually in thousands.
>  Max diameter, marked in LATER non-Corvair drums used on Corvairs
>sometimes.... usually marked in metric numbers (I have never seen one that
>isn't metric) is the max. diameter of the inside of the brake drum-the brake
>shoe surface rides on this. Marked as a max. diameter with tolerance of so
>much plus or minus, for example.  This id increases with turning until it
>could exceed a limit marked or specified by the manufacturer.  If you use
>one beyond that the drum can crack and come apart-I know someone who did it
>and have seen the result.
>
>Chuck S
>YS73
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