Bob's Resource Website (2007)
From:r2hawk@hotmail.com
New Moser axles from Fairborn, require the bearing holes, in the backing plates, be enlarged
My procedure:
1) Get a piece of scrap 3/4" plywood say 16"X16".
2) With a 2 1/4" hole saw drill 2 round blanks - Glue them or Air nail
them together
3) Mount the round blanks in the center of the plywood (I air-nailed
them in place)
4)The 2 round blanks serve as a centering device for the brake backing
plate with the 1/4" hole already established in the blanks
5) Put the backing plate on the plywood template and mark the brake
adjusting nibs on the plywood and drill the plywood so the backing
plate sits flush to the plywood
6) Install the 2 3/4" holesaw in the drill press and drill the backing
plate out with lots of cutting oil
Total cost of was $17.00 dollars for the 2 3/4" holesaw. ( I had the
other holesaws and mandrils) I had my backing plates drilled out and
finished in one hour.
A local machine shop will want $80.00. Phil Harris will do it for $15
but you have shipping involved.