Do you recognise this part ?

[goodwoodweirdo]

Can anyone help, I found this alloy finned brake drum in my garden shed, at first I thought its from a old agricultural vehicle but have been told they wouldn’t be made from alloy, then I thought aircraft but the studs are too thin..
Automotive ? it measures 32 cms something exotic ? interesting enough the old farmer didn’t throw it away... BTW I live Flanders Belgium .....


Cheers
Matt

[wildoliver]

Im resonably confident in saying brake drum.

With what looks like the half shaft neatly cut off and then the hub assembly fitted back in, maybe using the drum on a trailer or something?

Don't recognise the source of it though.

[justayellowbadge]

goodwoodweirdo said:

Can anyone help, I found this alloy finned brake drum in my garden shed

wildoliver said:

Im resonably confident in saying brake drum.

[fourfoldroot]

It's the top of a WW2 IED as made by the resistance, the main charge shouldn't be far away, just poke around a bit

[LotusOmega375D]

That's a fair old size for an Alfin. Even the 300SL (Gullwing) ones were a couple of inches smaller than that:



Might be from an old late 40s/early 50s racing car of some sort?

[PBE]

Its a Lada Riva Brake drum. Its probably quite sad that I know this but it happens to fit the rear axle of a vintage chain drive Frazer Nash with a bit of modification. Suprisingly they are pretty good quality and have retardation assets far in excess of the original wobbly pressed steel units! PBE.

[hot metal]

PBE said:

Its a Lada Riva Brake drum. Its probably quite sad that I know this but it happens to fit the rear axle of a vintage chain drive Frazer Nash with a bit of modification. Suprisingly they are pretty good quality and have retardation assets far in excess of the original wobbly pressed steel units! PBE.

I know how you feel, its sad I recognised it too

[NHK244V]

PBE said:

Its a Lada Riva Brake drum. Its probably quite sad that I know this but it happens to fit the rear axle of a vintage chain drive Frazer Nash with a bit of modification. Suprisingly they are pretty good quality and have retardation assets far in excess of the original wobbly pressed steel units! PBE.

Rivas are 4 stud that's 5 stud ??

[woodytype S]

If thats a brake drum what holds it on the axle?

[NHK244V]

woodytype S said:

If thats a brake drum what holds it on the axle?

the 5 wheel stud/nuts in the middle, the axle shaft has been cut off and is in the drim.
Those holes round the edge look wierd, like maybe the wheel bolts on to them ??

[mat13]

could it be a transmission brake? Like on landrovers.

[NHK244V]

mat13 said:

could it be a transmission brake? Like on landrovers.

could well be? those outer holes are strange, are they threaded ?

[woodytype S]

NHK244V said:

the 5 wheel stud/nuts in the middle, the axle shaft has been cut off and is in the drim.
Those holes round the edge look wierd, like maybe the wheel bolts on to them ??

IT looks odd,but you could be right