Sirsmiley9
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The brake shoes wont retract far enough to let the case go back over the brake.
drum brakes case wont go back onto the drum brake
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Yes they will
. I bet your star wheel adjuster needs to be threaded tighter/smaller. Show a pic of setup
. I bet your star wheel adjuster needs to be threaded tighter/smaller. Show a pic of setup
When the brake shoes are fully retracted the 1/2 round should be sitting on the upper center post.
The adjuster at the bottom can be fully screwed into itself.
If you still can't get the drum on over the shoes I suspect you have some wrong parts.
The adjuster at the bottom can be fully screwed into itself.
If you still can't get the drum on over the shoes I suspect you have some wrong parts.
Sirsmiley9
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The self adjuster is all the way screwed in
The self adjuster is not keyed into the right place on the brake shoe.
It goes into the notch in the bottom of the shoe and not the area where the shoe material is bonded to .
Sirsmiley9
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is there a different place where it goes or is it the wrong size
Your star wheel is not properly engaged in the shoe. You can plainly see the self adjust lever is not touching the star wheel.
Also at the very top, the washer with "wings" on it...is it upside down?
No it is correct.
However the bottom spring is on 180 out. It may interfere with the self adjusting arm hitting the spring coils.
Sirsmiley9
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thankfully it goes on I was wondering why that self adjuster didn't go on very well
Sirsmiley9
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are you referring to the black spring on the bottom, and if so is that one supposed to be even across the brake.
Adjuster is on the “shoe” not on the plate. if you remove adjuster and turn notch 90 degrees it will sit where it is supposed to. Tough to see, but its in the right place.
Other side of course.
Sirsmiley9
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thank you SGbarracuda recommended the same thing so it is fixed now
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By the way it's free
If you don't have one, download your factory service manual from mymopar.com, the images are worth a million bucks
By the way it's free
Probably both sides by the looks of how far the star wheel is away from the adjuster.
Good eye, I caught the right side and missed the left side.
MarPar
Young Troubadour
I did the same damn thing last week and kept banging my head against my toolbox till I figured it out.
The ends of the self-adjusters need to go onto the "fish mouth" of the shoes.
Sucks:
1) I havent done drums in years
2) Getting old
This why I always suggest doing one side at a time. So you always have a reference on the other side of the car.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Exactly!
MarPar
Young Troubadour
Ya, I always do that, but I had a couple of parts from both sides I needed to blast and re-use and thought it wouldnt be a problem
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