<VV> rubber brake adjust hole plugs

[Ron]

"no adverse effects", that is, until a small stone bounces in there and jams 
the wheel at high speed and kills the driver!  I had that happen to a 
relative many years ago and there's no reason why it won't happen again.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Fox" <paulvair at yahoo.com>
To: "virtual vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; "Ed Dowds" 
<ed_dowds at hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> rubber brake adjust hole plugs


> Yes, It really doesn't matter much at all. In fact I drill my drum brake 
> backing plates and my drums full of holes for extra cooling with no 
> adverse effects.Even in the rain.
> Paul Fox
> --- On Thu, 2/2/12, Ed Dowds <ed_dowds at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Ed Dowds <ed_dowds at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: <VV> rubber brake adjust hole plugs
> To: "virtual vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Date: Thursday, February 2, 2012, 9:33 AM
>
>
>
> I've always felt that the rubber plugs were not needed. The knockouts are 
> behind the wheel so they are somewhat shielded, but from what I don't 
> know.
> The plugs may keep water from entering but what is to stop water from 
> entering between the drum and the backing plate?
> Some may say that that area is a maze. That is true and it will stop 
> splashing water, but how would splashing water get around the drum bonce 
> off the inner wheel and enter the drum thru the knockout?
> All of this splashing water problem becomes mute if the drum is submerged 
> in water as the water will enter between the drum and backing plate.
> I worked in a FLAPS many years ago when drums were still on both ends of 
> the cars. I sold the plugs and may have even installed them if they came 
> in a kit for my own brakes.
> I think they were designed for plugging the backing plate on other cars. 
> They may have had a use there as splashing water would/could have gone 
> directly thru the backing plates.
> Ed
>
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