[Spridgets] rear brake adjuster wedge

[Brad Fornal]

Guy, here in the states, we are having an issue with the Chinese made shoes
not being correct. Several folks I have spoken with have new drums, and
still need to "add" to the length of the shoes. It is done with a bit of
creative welding.

On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 5:25 AM, Guy R Day <grday at btinternet.com> wrote:

> Lee,
>
> Have you considered the drums may need replacing?
> Check all of the wear surfaces to find out just what is wrong - are the new
> shoes the right ones?
>
> What Brad says is right - but you shouldn't need to weld metal lumps on the
> end of brake shoes to make them work!
>
> Guy R Day
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Fox" <lee.fox at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 3:31 AM
> Subject: [Spridgets] rear brake adjuster wedge
>
>
>  I've run out of adjustment range on the rear brakes. New shoes, etc.
>> I seem to recall that there was some talk about some adjustment wedges
>> were longer or wider than others and that you could weld a bead of metal on
>> one to make it bigger.
>> Anyone remember the details about this?
>> Thanks.
>> Lee
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