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Offline oldwhity

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Warped drums??
« on: May 06, 2009, 08:37:56 pm »
Is it possible to have warped drums? The other week I had the 85 up on the stands trying the hunt down a noise. I noticed when the truck was on the stands and the wheels were turning that the drums had a little wallup in them. I don't really notice it while driving though and the truck doesn't shake when applying the brakes.
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Re: Warped drums??
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2009, 09:49:44 pm »
I wouldn't think so.  Has the truck ever fallen off of jack stands with no wheels on it and therefore landed on the drums?

Offline dirtmod0

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Re: Warped drums??
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2009, 05:38:40 am »
the outer edge that you were watching isnt a true round circle. the machined part is inside where the shoe make contact. It sounds like u are ok. You can warp a drum though

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Re: Warped drums??
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2009, 06:24:07 am »
the outer edge that you were watching isnt a true round circle. the machined part is inside where the shoe make contact. It sounds like u are ok. You can warp a drum though

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Re: Warped drums??
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2009, 07:33:17 am »
I bought new drums from Autozone once and they were out of round. The rear brakes would grab odd, after a week or so I pulled the drums back off and found one of them to be out of round almost a 1/4"!
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Offline oldwhity

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Re: Warped drums??
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2009, 08:27:32 pm »
I wouldn't think so.  Has the truck ever fallen off of jack stands with no wheels on it and therefore landed on the drums?

Not in the last month and a half that i've had the truck.

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