New Brake drums P1800

[Army]

Originally Posted by Ron Kwas

Army;

"not too difficult with a hydraulic press. " Beware! Replacing a Drum on a Drumhub requires a SERIOUS hydraulic press (100Ton), and associated fixing and methods to assure proper alignment and concentricity of the final assembly, which must be checked for concentricity subsequently. This is NOT a job for a home mechanic!

Cheers

The suitability of this job for a home mechanic depends on the mechanic and the tools at his or her's disposal. Following the procedure in the workshop manual and if necessary finding methods to ensure those procedures are met is something that many home mechanics do.

Don't sell us short!

When I looked at doing this job I quickly reached the conclusion that the cost of the bare drums plus the costs of the new studs quickly gets rather close to the cost of the refurbished units sold in Holland by the KvK club (you have to be a member of the club in order to benefit from their deals so I didn't mention this source earlier). So I decided to go down the route of getting refurbished ones from them. (As it turned out I found a better deal from a private seller selling stuff from a failed project - but that's by the by)

The point made by yourself and Faust about things going wrong is more relevant. Just imagine trying to remove a wheel (let alone a hub assembly with the wheel attached) if one of those wheel studs spins in the drum. What a pain in the arse that would be. Just imagine the damage you could cause to the rear end bearings and more if the drum isn't centred...

...however, that's the case for every job a DIY mechanic does on his or her's vehicle. Even for simple things: Not enough brake fluid => possible crash situation; Not enough coolant => possible dead engine etc etc etc

Every mechanic reading advice on the internet is responsible for his or her's fate. At the end of the day they have to do the job themselves. Just because so and so says it can be done does not mean every individual can do it. The contrary argument is just because Ron Kwas says it can not be done... (reader may fill in the rest!)