brake drums

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i purchased 4 new American made brake drums for my 40 coupe
the fronts fit fine
the rear will not slide over the brake shoes
i adjusted the brakes to minimal
the lower shoe cams are adjusting
if i remove the e brake vertical lever the drums will fit over the shoes
what am i missing what am i not doing
thanks
gerry
 
Could be several things, for one, if they are new shoes (not original ones relined) some have the holes at the bottom miss located. Also, where the shoes arced to match the drums?
 
When I replaced my shoes several years ago the drums wouldn't fit. Turned out the company that manufactured the shoes assumed that everyones drums would be at least .030 out, mine were NOS. Sent them back and had them tuned. They went right on.

Charlie Stephens
 
i did not replace the brake shoes the reason for replacing the drums
the hubs and drums were drilled to chevy bolt pattern so i installed
ford hubs 5 on 5.5 and purchased new drums could very well be the shoe arch
thanks you
gerry
 
If you can tell how much of an interference you have between the shoes and the drums you might be able to fix it yourself. Use a strip of sandpaper inside the drum and sand the shoe to match the drum. If it is a small amount, easy to do. If it is a lot, not so much. Also, be sure to chamfer the ends of the shoes.
 
If you can get the drum on, I used old fashioned chalk and scribbled on the the shoes. I turned the drums as much as I could and the smudge marks showed where the shoes were rubbing. A little sanding and tidal and error, all went smoothly.

It's funny for it my rear brakes as well that had the issue.
 
the brake drum will not slide over the rear brake shoes unless i remove the parking brake horizontal lever with the lever removed the drum fits freely im thinking of modifying the parking brake lever
 
The emergency brake cable can be adjusted at the handle and also under the car near "X" member. When installing new shoes, you do also re-adjust the E cable.
 

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even though i had play in the e brake cable i removed the cable from the vertical e brake lever the drum would not fit
i removed the horizontal e brake lever lengthen the pivot area of the two levers
it worked
kicked my ***
i thank all of you for your replies to my post
gerry
 
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