Front drums

gramsay · Post by **gramsay** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:11 am

I ordered new front drums for my 2 wheel drive 1967 ford f100 and when they came they where the drums for the back and the guy claims that they are for the front. Does anyone have a picture of a front drum that I can show him?

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:14 am

i think i heard that the front drum comes off of the front hub. so it could be you have the right thing but there is a difference in how they look. i don't have any pics though. maybe there are some in the photo galleries or the project updates. maybe kisth has some pics in his first few pages of his project but i don't remember seeing any in there.

kknip · Post by **kknip** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 7:38 am

Yea,I think the drums actually can be removed from the hub,but I've never tried.I think the front drums are a little wider than the back,but I'm not sure about that either.

FoMoCo · Post by **FoMoCo** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 9:49 am

The Front drums are about 3/4 inches wider IIRC.

Nick

67heavystepside · Post by **67heavystepside** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:12 pm

my 67 f250 2wd the drum does come off the hub. there are or were 2 or 3 flat blade screws holding the drum to the hub, i still have the oe screws on mine. but the front drums do look similar to the rears.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:30 pm

i got some pics for you the first one is from a 69 and the second is from a 70 both f100. you can see the groove in the one for the 69 the 70 drum doesn't have that groove.

Jake11 · Post by **Jake11** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 8:26 pm

Most times you have to knock the pressed in wheel studs out to get the
drums off the hub. Press/hammer&brass drift. Goes together the same way. Then they need to be turned.

mrung0wa · Post by **mrung0wa** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 9:15 pm

FYI: Make sure that the studs aren't swaged.
They shouldn't be but it would be a good thing to check for if you having a rough time separating them apart.

Lawrence

flyboy2610 · Post by **flyboy2610** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:01 pm

If you want to be able to get the drums off easily next time, ream out the stud holes a little until they are just a hair bigger than the studs. The you can slip the drum over the studs and not have to have it pressed on.

mrung0wa · Post by **mrung0wa** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:10 am

Hey, isn't that cheating!

Lawrence

flyboy2610 · Post by **flyboy2610** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:49 pm

Not if you get away with it!

bluef250 · Post by **bluef250** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:14 pm

For what is worth, LMC lists the following parts -front drum 45-3952 and rear drum 45-3970. Looks like the rear drum was used for 20 years!!

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