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danteisme · 01-05-2012, 09:56 AM

i read inside my drum that the rear drum's max wear limit is 161 mm. anyone know what they were new? i'm having a hard time finding a used wheel that is better than the one i have now (mine is well over the 161 mm limit and the rear brake no longer engages)

Custom85VT · 01-05-2012, 10:55 AM

Don’t know if its exactly the answer you were looking for but the Honda manual list the standard measurement and the limit @ 161.

danteisme · 01-05-2012, 11:03 AM

thats interesting. i just got a new to me rear wheel, i cleaned out the surface rust inside the drum and with my digital caliper i'm getting about 159.5mm. so i guess this one should work for a while then? i dont know how long it takes to wear down 1.5mm of brake drum material.

Custom85VT · 01-05-2012, 11:11 AM

It should last a lifetime unless you have sandpaper brake shoes, it is not properly adjusted or you ride with your foot on the pedal.

danteisme · 01-05-2012, 11:19 AM

i just replaced the shoes as well. the last one worked fine up until last year.

01-05-2012, 09:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
danteisme Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: pittsburgh pa Posts: 384	85 vt700 Brake specs i read inside my drum that the rear drum's max wear limit is 161 mm. anyone know what they were new? i'm having a hard time finding a used wheel that is better than the one i have now (mine is well over the 161 mm limit and the rear brake no longer engages)

01-05-2012, 10:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
Custom85VT Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 1985 VT700c Super Shadow Posts: 325	Don’t know if its exactly the answer you were looking for but the Honda manual list the standard measurement and the limit @ 161. Attached Thumbnails __________________ ϟ And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it, and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. ϟ

01-05-2012, 11:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
Custom85VT Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 1985 VT700c Super Shadow Posts: 325	It *should* last a lifetime unless you have sandpaper brake shoes, it is not properly adjusted or you ride with your foot on the pedal. __________________ ϟ And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it, and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. ϟ

01-05-2012, 11:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
danteisme Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: pittsburgh pa Posts: 384	thats interesting. i just got a new to me rear wheel, i cleaned out the surface rust inside the drum and with my digital caliper i'm getting about 159.5mm. so i guess this one should work for a while then? i dont know how long it takes to wear down 1.5mm of brake drum material.

01-05-2012, 11:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
danteisme Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: pittsburgh pa Posts: 384	i just replaced the shoes as well. the last one worked fine up until last year.

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