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"BRAKE-DRUM-LATHE OPERATOR"
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Job Description:

  • 1) Sets up and operates brakedrum lathe to resurface automotive brakedrums, and operates grinding machine to grind brakeshoe linings: Clamps hub and drum on lathe spindle and adjusts cutting tool to machine drum surface.

  • 2) Starts spindle and feeds tool into drum by hand, or adjusts automatic feed mechanism.

  • 3) Measures drum to verify specified dimensions, using calipers, drum gauge, or micrometer.

  • 4) Clamps brakeshoe on grinder and grinds lining to specified arc as determined by new diameter of drum.

  • 5) May replace defective brake cylinders and fill master brake cylinder with brake fluid.

  • 6) May mount wheel on axle and adjust drumshoe clearance.

 

 

 


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DOT:   620.682-010

Job Number: 1081