Used Nissan Brake Drums

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About Brake Drums

Drum Brakes are the brake system that some cars have on all four wheels and others just on the rear wheels with disc brakes on the front. They consist of a brake drum which contain two brake shoes and the hydraulic system that includes a cylinder with two pistons.

The brake drum is situated behind each wheel to which it is fitted. Access to the drum is obtained with the removal of the wheel and with the removal of a small retaining screw the drum can be pulled of the centre axle revealing the cylinder and brake shoes.

The Drum Brake is operated through the foot brake, when pressed, hydraulic fluid is forced through piping to the cylinder inside each brake drum. Two pistons inside the cylinder push out horizontally pushing two brake shoes outwards to make contact with the smooth inside of the brake drum.

The drum spins with the wheel and the brake shoes are fixed, when the lining pads on the shoes come into contact with the inside of the drum the spinning speed is reduced according to amount of pressure and time applied to the foot brake. 

Periodically the brake shoes will need to be renewed as they have a pad which wears away. If this pad is allowed to wear to thin, rivets holding the pad to the metal shoe will damage the smooth inside of the drum causing damage to the surface reducing the effectiveness of the system, and if the damage is too severe will necessitate replacement of the drum. Another part which, over time fails is the cylinder which through wear and tear between the cylinder and its pistons can cause leakage of hydraulic fluid.

Nissan trivia

• Most people think of the Skyline when they think of the Nissan, but the car featured in the Fast and the Furious franchise wasn't actually designed or built by Nissan. Instead, it was built by a car company called Prince, which Nissan merged with in 1966. The name Prince was phased out, and the Nissan Skyline was born.
• Nissan’s sporting history kicked off in the right way when they blasted their way to victory in the All Japan Automobile Competition, Japan’s first-ever racing event. The NL-75 destroyed the competition, thanks to its supercharged DOHC engine.
• The Nissan GT-R is widely considered to be the fastest street-legal car in Europe, after beating both Ferrari and Porsche on the Nürburgring racing track. It is currently the fastest production car in the world.
• The Nissan Patrol is a powerhouse of a vehicle, and currently holds the world record for a production car pulling an aircraft. The SUV wasn’t allowed any modifications to tackle this impressive feat, and managed to pull the 170-tonne plane a massive 50 metres.
• Nissan built the very first limo and made it specifically for the Emperor of Japan. The car was powered by a growling V8 engine and was just over six metres long.