Graham Goetze Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Hand brake I'm busy rebuilding my transmission. The hand-brake drum is tapered towards th open end ( from 6" down to 5 3/4". I'm assuming that it was originally straight and the tapering is due to wear. Can anyone advise on the correct dimensions? Kind regards from Cape town, South Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hursst Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Hello Graham. I was just in Cape Town on Holiday a few months ago. Beautiful city. I have a '30 30U and I can check the dimensions on mine. Can't guarantee mine is correct since it's a 30U, although it was built in 1931. Mine may have wear and tear as well. Bare with me until I can get out of work and get to the garage to make some measurements. -Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Is that taper on the outside as well as the inside? It would probably have very thin walls where it is largest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hursst Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Graham, I measured the width/diameter of my brake drum and mine is 7" across. Again, there may have been changes from the 30U to PA, but mine appears to be original. Although it's hard to get a good measurement since everything's attached to mine and I had to crawl under it, I see no evidence of tapering on mine. I would suspect that yours may be tapered due to wear. I don't know if you can get a photo to post, but that may help if others can take a quick look. -Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broker-len Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 We already talked about this if it was not so cold here I would give you a measurement if you wait a few months and contact me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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