Front Brake Drum incl. Hub for 1966 Newport

[pierre_w123]

Hello,

I'm contacting you from Germany because I have a big problem with my '66 Newport.

Yesterday I wanted to replace my front wheel bearings, but then I noticed that the hub of my drum brake was worn out.
Is this hub available to buy individually? If not, do you have a idea where to buy a brake with a hub that fits my Newport driver side?

Greetings from Germany,

Pierre

 

[halifaxhops]

@mobileparts is a great source to start with.

 

['66 Fury I]

Hard to tell from the photo, but is the hub worn or the outer cone of the bearing? The cone is easily driven out with a punch and the new part pressed or tapped in. Lindsay

 

[pierre_w123]

Hard to tell from the photo, but is the hub worn or the outer cone of the bearing? The cone is easily driven out with a punch and the new part pressed or tapped in. Lindsay

the hub is worn

 

[65CopCar]

What size brakes?

 

[65CopCar]

And what is worn?

 

[Just Carbs]

Hello,

I'm contacting you from Germany because I have a big problem with my '66 Newport.

Yesterday I wanted to replace my front wheel bearings, but then I noticed that the hub of my drum brake was worn out.
Is this hub available to buy individually? If not, do you have a idea where to buy a brake with a hub that fits my Newport driver side?

Greetings from Germany,

Pierre

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I had a 64 New Yorker hub machined out to the next size race. It was a tiny bit oversize race. Got it and the bearing from Grainger. The whole labor/part deal was about $40.
An unobtanium new/used hub was $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ when located. Screw that.
And the hub and drum are machined as one piece. A new or machined used drum on a used hub don't mean a round true drum on the car. Unless you put them together as one and go to machining.

 

[pierre_w123]

Hello everyone, thanks for all the information. I have now had my wheel hub re-bushing and the original bearing now fits again, the car runs as usual. Greetings Pierre

 

[Big_John]

Hello everyone, thanks for all the information. I have now had my wheel hub re-bushing and the original bearing now fits again, the car runs as usual. Greetings Pierre

Now you just need to get rid of the Mickey Mouse wheel spacer/adapter that puts more stress on the wheel bearing.

 

[Just Carbs]

I don't have issue with the stress, but what about the balance?