Umm, have you bled the brakes yet? Or pumped the pedal? Just guessing
here...
RL Chrysler had this to say:
>
>Mike L. wrote:
>>I had the tite drum fit scenario on my Bugeye. If I recall some of
>>it was cured by centering the shoe assy, the rest of it I drove
>>with and checked wheel temp often to be safe. My guess is if you
>>can rotate wheel by hand a little rubbing won't hurt. Don't go on
>>a long hiway trip till all's well.
>
>Funny thing is, I've got the exact opposite problem. I'm currently helping a
>friend get his 1960 Sprite back together, and have completely redone the
>brakes. Newly relined shoes, new return springs, lightly turned drums, still
>with plenty of thickness to them, and I've reassembled everything. Problem
>is, I've got the snail cam adjusters out to their maximum, and still too
>much clearance. I've inspected the shoes, and nothing seems ground away from
>the backing webs, or anything stupid like that. Ive also checked out the
>adjusters, and the cylinders, everything seems normal.
>I hate to bastardize by adding metal to the shoe webs, heck I shouldn't have
>to Mickey Mouse things like this!
>Any thoughts?
>Rich Chrysler
>
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'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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