Rich,
re:
"accurate rear shoe adjustment can only be accomplished with the hand
brake clevis temporarily undone"
Why is that? There seems to be slack when the hand brake is completely
released.
bs
Rich C wrote:
> Another factor that can cause spongy brakes is if the shoes are not aligned
> perfectly perpendicular to the brake back plate. This causes only a portion
> of the shoe width to be contacting the width of the drum. The steady posts
> and their locking nuts allow adjustment of this. Also the shoe lining
> surface needs to be arced to perfectly match the arc of the drum surface.
> This will allow for quicker bedding in of the shoe/drum surfaces. Finally,
> accurate rear shoe adjustment can only be accomplished with the hand brake
> clevis temporarily undone.
>
> Rich Chrysler
>
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