Brake drum measuring apparatus

A brake drum measuring apparatus comprising:

• a receiving bracket having a main portion with a longitudinal cavity and a distal depending portion for mounting a pin to abut against the inner circumference of a brake drum;
• a gauge member slidably received within the longitudinal cavity of the receiving bracket, having a main portion with a coarse measuring scale, an actuating means for operating a fine measuring scale, a distal depending portion for mounting a pin to abut against the inner circumference of a brake drum;
• locking means for fixing the position of the gauge member in the longitudinal cavity of the receiving bracket.
• fine measuring scale means mounted on said receiving bracket cooperating with said actuating means of said gauge member in the longitudinal cavity;
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• a pointer mounted on said receiving bracket to point to the coarse measuring scale,
• said distal depending portions of said receiving bracket and said gauge member comprising coplanar first portions extending from said main portions in an essentially vertical plane, said first portions being bent to form coplanar second portions extending out of said vertical plane, each of said second portions providing a mounting location for one of said pins, said pins defining an axis that is parallel to the longitudinal cavity of said receiving bracket.