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Subject:Re: Brake drums warped - machining?
From:Shawn Wright
Date:Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:02:15 -0700

On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:37 AM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:

> You wrote:
>
> "The warp on them is barely noticeable compared to the new ones!"
>
> I take that to mean the warp is still there even with the old drums.
>
>

Yes. That was the reason for buying new ones - the old are from 1993 and
have 120k kms on them, and did have a slight warp - enough to cause mild
pedal pulse, and a swishing sound when turned by hand as the shoes rubbed.

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Shawn Wright