Posted by Greg Coffin on Friday, February 02, 2001 at 5:50PM :
In Reply to: Brake Shoes- the rest of the story posted by Alabma Al on Friday, February 02, 2001 at 1:28PM :
Almost any clutch or brake shop can reline your existing shoes with new brake material, quickly and inexpensivley. They can also put on thicker material to compensate for SLIGHTLY oversize brake drums. People I've talked to say that bonded (glued) brake material holds up better than riveted - better heat transfer away from the pad.
As far as adjusting the shoes, forget the feeler gauge. With new shoes (and old, just check for uneven wear top to bottom and compensate), set the cams (bolts at 10 and 2 o'clock looking from under the truck) all the way in. Do this by turning the left bolt clockwise, the right bolt counter-clockwise (all wheels are the same, unlike lug nuts!!) Attach the new shoes to the bottom anchors, attatch the return spring and put the drum back on. Spin the drum and turn the anchors until slight rubbing is heard, then back off till quiet. Do both anchors. Then adjust the cams out (left bolt counter-clockwise, right clockwise). You might find that the drum is slightly out of round, this is okay, but if it is severely out of round or binds, you'll either have to turn the drum or buy new/better.
I looked into having new brake drums recast for Power Wagons a few years ago, and no one would touch the job because of the potential liability involved. I hope your contact looks into this before he sinks a lot of money into the project.
Good luck,
Greg
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