Dave
The screws are not holding the drums to the axle. Between the four big
screws are
two or four small screws or bolts ( I've seen both used ). These hold the
drum in place.
The Big screws you are referring to are in fact peened over and once removed
are all but impossible to get back in place. The hole in the drum for this
screws are the same size as the head of the screw and they are what keeps
the drum from spinning on the axle hub
( they are basically locating studs). The drums will pull off with these big
screws remaining in place.
Once the brake adjustment is fully backed off and the small screws ( bolts)
removed, the drums will usually come off with, at the very most, a small
amount of tapping .
.
I'm not sure if the Morgan drums are the same as the AH drums but I do know
that a Datsun 240z aluminum drums will fit and work with just a bit of
machine work.
Bob Nogueira
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Woerpel" <dwoerpel@wi.net>
To: "Morgans" <morgans@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 10:30 PM
Subject: 65 +4
> Almost Happy New Year!!
> My son and I picked up my friend's +4 today and as I wrote before are
> doing the hydraulics. From your responses I gather the rear drums are
> from a Big Healey. Can anyone tell me why the drum is held on on with 4
> recessed huge screws and 4 1/4" hex head bolts? Seems to be a bit of
> overkill! The large screws seemed to have been "spiked" (punched to
> flare out so as to lock in place) and cut off.......???? If these were
> fitted at the works, why cut them? The only way we could figure out the
> method used to that was to attached the drum to the hub with the 1/2
> shaft off the car, punch the ends, and then slide the 1/2 shaft into the
> tube and align the splines w/ the gears while sliding the drum over the
> brake shoes. Seems like a lot of work. My Bugeye's drums are held on
> w/ only one grub screw. Does one use the drum as a hub puller?
>
> just curious,
>
> Dave
> 59 :{)
> 59 MGA 1500
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