Taffy

Active Member

• Jul 4, 2013

• #1

Hello. Can anyone help me with this. This has me stumped. I replaced my rear brakes shoes and all fine and left side drum back on and adjusted all ok but the right side rear one. When I put the drum back on it I can hardly move the wheel at all even the adjuster is fully unwounded. Is the drum warped ?? I even sanded the inner drum down etc To remove rust and dirt etc. I can't work out why the wheel sneeze up when I put the drum back on

 

SmileySteve

Well-Known Member

• Jul 4, 2013

• #2

Are the shoes correctly fitted?
Not checked up on these so maybe a bad reply, but in the past on previous drum brakes I had the same prob and found that I had fitted two leading shoes on one side and two trailing shoes in the other, when I took them out they were subtly different.
Not sure this is the case but they may at least have a right and wrong way up.

 

Taffy

Active Member

• Jul 4, 2013

• #3

Erm good question. I believe it is fitted correctly. As one of the shoes has the pin attached for the spring to hold on to Could I be possible that the mancurfactor put the pin onto wrong shoe ?? I will take pic and put it on here and go from there

 

SmileySteve

Well-Known Member

• Jul 4, 2013

• #4

Have also had probs in the past with pattern parts, have cured by filing a chamfer on the end edges (not sides) of the shoes as found these werent quite right shape and fouled the drum.

 

landowner

Pensioner Pete

Full Member

• Jul 4, 2013

• #5

Shoes are different and if you compare them the hole where the adjuster would fit is in a different place so its easy to put them on wrong if you are not careful.

 

Taffy

Active Member

• Jul 4, 2013

• #6

Ah right so filing the ends to match the curve Ok and I will check again on the shoes directions. Trailing sit at the back the leading is in front or vice versa etc will have a look at weekend cheers