Tis true some drums only have one securing screw hole however it seems
all hubs have 3 holes.
John and Muddy
Peter Ogilvie wrote:
>
> Then I guess you have you been shorted some screwability on your drums.
> Funny that the 28 or so hubs that I've got lying around all have three
> holes. Of course they are genyouine Rover parts. Is it possible that Rover
> or some aftermarket supplier descrewed the hubs somewhere along the line.
> My collection is from '71 and back. When you say you have only one hole, is
> it that you have only one flat head screw fitted to one of the three holes
> or that there is only one hole in the drum?? The flat head screws are not
> spaced equally around the hub by the way. Two are relatively close together
> like at 11:00 and 1:00 with the third opposite at 6:00.
>
> >From: "Jim Hall" <jimfoo@qwest.net>
> >Reply-To: lro@works.team.net
> >To: lro@Works.Team.Net
> >Subject: Re: LRO: Brake Drum Removal
> >Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 15:34:30 -0600
> >
> >All 4 of my drums have only 1 screw hole
> >
> >Peter Ogilvie wrote:
> > >
> > > Aloha Colin:
> > >
> > > Unless you have some ersatz aftermarket drums, there ARE three flat head
> > > machine screws holding the drums to the hub. Look very closely, they
> >may be
> > > hiding under rust and crud. If you don't see three chamfered holes for
> >the
> > > machine screws, something is terribly amiss. The hole for the push off
> >bolt
> > > is not chamfered, just a flush hole that's threaded and should be the
> >fourth
> > > hole in the face of the drum.
> > >
> > > Aloha
> > > Peter Ogilvie
> > > Kona Coffee Rover
> > > 1970 88 soft top, 'huli' Mine since '84 but recovering
> > > from exposure of the dark side.
> > > 1966 109 pickup 'slime' In my garage since '90, finally running.
> > > 1965 88 parts car, slowly sinking into the lava.
> > > 196? 88 hard top, possibly 'phoenix' if it rises, it will
> > > certainly be from ashes or at least a pile of rust
> > >
> > > >From: "Colin Clegg" <colin.clegg@bigfoot.com>
> > > >
> > > >There is only 1 screw on mine (The fronts have three). There is a
> >second
> > > >hole, I'll try a bolt and see if that helps.
> > > >
> > > >Colin
> > >
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> >Jim Hall
> >1966 88" Elephant Chaser
> >http://www.users.qwest.net/~jimfoo
> >"You know, I never really damaged my Rover 'till I started wheeling
> >with Jim." Mitch Stockdale
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