Rebuilding Transmission-how should you smooth drums?
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Rebuilding Transmission-how should you smooth drums?
I do not have a metal lathe, but I do have a wood lathe that I could use. what would be the best way to smooth and clean up the surface rust on the drums?
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Re: Rebuilding Transmission-how should you smooth drums?
Are your drums gouged out or deeply pitted? If they aren’t or if they have a minor groove and are not deeply grooved just get you sand paper and smooth them up to remove the rust.
You can chuck them up in a lathe and get you strips of sand paper and smooth them that way if you want.
First check them for any hairline cracks.
Do not remove more material than you really have to. The drums are thin to begin with .
Usually the reason the drums get grooves in them is from the lining wearing to thin and using steel rivets. Always use brass rivets. They are softer and don’t wear as bad.
Changing the OD on the drums just a little makes a difference when adjusting the bands.
People will have different opinions on this one.
You can chuck them up in a lathe and get you strips of sand paper and smooth them that way if you want.
First check them for any hairline cracks.
Do not remove more material than you really have to. The drums are thin to begin with .
Usually the reason the drums get grooves in them is from the lining wearing to thin and using steel rivets. Always use brass rivets. They are softer and don’t wear as bad.
Changing the OD on the drums just a little makes a difference when adjusting the bands.
People will have different opinions on this one.