Turning Brake Drums
I want to get the surface that the magnets ride on turned on my brake drums. Is this something that a shop that turns brake rotors and non-trailer drums can do or do I need to look elsewhere?
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Boon Docker wrote:
You can buy new drums for $40-$50 each c/w new bearings. I bet that it would cost about the same amount to turn them, if you could find a place that would do it.
No, it doesn't cost as much as new drums..
Last time I had a auto drum turned it cost about $10 per drum, that was at least 20 yrs ago.. Might expect $15-$20 per drum now days..
If the drums have enough meat in them and you are turning 4 drums at $20 per drum you will spend $80 vs $200 at $50 for new drums..
There is nothing wrong with having a drum turned provided it is not worn past the max inside diameter.
The only reason to replace is if it will require to much removal of material past the max diameter or the drum is too far out of round.
People now days have gotten rather lazy and are willing to pop for new drums..
