AHMEN!!!!!

Posted by David Dewey on September 12, 1998 at 10:58:21

In Reply to: Re: Weekend Puzzler
posted by Marco on September 11, 1998 at 18:28:41

Marco
Yes, yes, yesss! Proper conditinof guide tracks and centering of drums is critical to good brakes! So glad to hear someone else preaching this.
The shoe centering measuring tools are simple to build, I wonder why someone isn't making them? For the fronts, an old inner race with a shaped bracket welded on it, with a bolt to adjust for a 'feeler' on the shoe face, rears's a little trickier, but piece of tubing, with a slit in it and a strap to tighten it and similar bracket welded on (rear axle housing bearning surfaces are often worn, so with the clamp, you can obtain a nice snug sliding fit.It sure made my brake work a lot easier!
--David D.