I am redoing the rear brakes on my '79 Spit. The axles are all the way off
on the bench (shipwrights disease) and I am doing them there. I have
everything connected and on correctly and the brakes adjusted the entire way
in. However, the drum will not fit on. The shoes were remanufactured ones
from NAPA (whole lot cheaper than the usual suspects and no shipping) but I
am questioning the quality. a couple of the ends of material looked a
little crushed. all four shoes are exactly the same, no leading or
trailing. I have looked at this everyway imaginable and am lost. This is
probably the thirty-thousandth time i have done brakes, so I don't think I
could be doing something stupid and simple. Is it possible that the shoes
are too thick or wrap around too far? How can I check this? Should I take
them back (I really rather not) What does the great wisdom of the list have
to say.
Patrick Bowen
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