Smaller shoe on the front is the right answer. The front shoe tends to be
"self energizing" (pulls itself toward the drum) due to the rotation of the
drum while driving forward with the brakes applied. The rear shoe tends to
work the opposite way. To get equal stopping power from each shoe the rear
shoe needs additional area.
-----Original Message-----
From: Edward Miller [mailto:edngael@open.org]
Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 7:23 PM
To: oletrucks
Subject: [oletrucks] brake shoes
Hi everybody,
I renewed the brake components some time back for my '58 half ton truck,
all but the solid brake lines. I have a question about the front brake
shoes.
The shoes for each side aren't the same: one has more pad area than the
other. I removed my old ones and installed the new ones the same way,
with the smaller pad shoe on the front, the larger behind. Is that
right? I was looking at the picture in my shop manual, and it shows the
smaller pad shoe opposite the adjuster star. But I don't know which
side the picture is of. For the pictures of the heavier brake systems,
there's a caption that points "forward", but not for mine. Figures.
<whining>
Thanks,
Ed Miller
'58 Apache Short Fleetside
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