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01-25-2016, 07:48 PM
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Brake Shoe too Tight
I'm installing new brake shoes on my 69 C10 front drums the one facing the front , smaller pad is way too tight, the hold down spring is overly tight and the shoe will not even move by force, the bigger shoe facing the rear is fine, I don't know what to do, pictures soon as soon as I can do it
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01-26-2016, 02:15 AM
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Re: Brake Shoe too Tight
yea, show us a pic so we can see how ya put it together
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01-26-2016, 04:08 AM
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Re: Brake Shoe too Tight
 
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01-26-2016, 08:42 AM
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Re: Brake Shoe too Tight
Are the hold down pins the same length as the ones you removed
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01-26-2016, 12:11 PM
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Re: Brake Shoe too Tight
Put the rest of the parts in....adjuster, lower spring, upper spring
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01-26-2016, 12:12 PM
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Re: Brake Shoe too Tight
are the shoes the same width? the front one looks wider
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01-26-2016, 12:45 PM
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Re: Brake Shoe too Tight
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01-26-2016, 03:22 PM
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Re: Brake Shoe too Tight
Did you do one at a time? Like can you compare to the other side? I never attempt a drum brake without a working reference one... until you've done enough of them, just too many springs to go in the wrong location!
Love these mechanical solutions to complicated problems. Discs are such a simpler idea.
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01-26-2016, 04:43 PM
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Re: Brake Shoe too Tight
I am doing one at the time, before the picture, I had all the springs on and felt like everything was going to blow off after I start to brake, I checked the brake shoes compared to the Old ones and they are the same, and the Pins are the same size, this is honestly frustrating me, I will Restart it all
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01-26-2016, 05:43 PM
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Re: Brake Shoe too Tight
Did you replace or rebuild the wheel cyl.? If a piston is stuck it will not let it go back in. You must o-haul or replace a wheel cyl. on every brake job.
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01-28-2016, 02:02 AM
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Re: Brake Shoe too Tight
The trailing shoe does not look correctly installed into anchor pin or wheel cylinder..
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01-28-2016, 04:20 PM
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Re: Brake Shoe too Tight
Here are 2 pictures that may help. The first is the left front during my teardown process. The second is the right front during the rebuild process. Mine is a 3/4 ton but is basically the same as a 1/2 ton.
As stated above you have parts missing and the rear shoe is not properly seated/positioned. |
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