76 breaks problem

slant6dart76 said

So these is the 3rd pair I ordered thinking one of the things you mentioned happened and I keep receiving these12" drums.
For the rear end I'm not sure which one I have. I posted a picture of how the 10" shoes look inside the 12" drum I received

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I think centric is having problems.

Take a photo of your rear end from behind. So we can see the rear cover.


Also measure your studs as described

Outside of one to center of opposite.

What is the OD of your studs.

They look 1/2"



And your center hole looks closer to 3" than 2"



Get all those measurements.

And report back

BTW 7 1/4 and 8 1/4 only use 4 bolts to bolt the backing plate to the housing.


8 3/4 uses 5


There is a possibility that someone put 10x1 3/4 shoes on a 10x2.5 backing plate.

Additional inconsistent info.

The brake hardware suggests pre 69, no spring in the auto adjuster