Paul -
I've never seen a drum brake that didn't bind a little in one spot or
another. That's one of the reasons why they went to disc brakes
later!
yes your drum is slightly out of round... unfortunately there isnt'
much you can do about it, except run the car and seat the brakes.
Most drums are a little out of round... since there is only a couple
thousandths of distance difference between having the brakes on or
off... you will almost always have this type of result when fitting
new shoes.
Regards,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
On 4/14/05, Fiat500f@aol.com <Fiat500f@aol.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> Working (still) on my friends 100-4. Trying to adjust the shoes to the
> drums. I have centered the shoes to the drums as best I can, but the car has
> not
> been driven to really center them. I notice, with car off the ground and the
> wheel off that if I slowly spin the drum, it turns freely at some points in
> the
> 3600 turn, but at other points it binds slightly on the shoes (or a shoe).
> Would that mean, most likely, that the drum was cut out of round? I would
> think that if the drum was cut perfectly round in relation to its center, that
> the
> drum would bind slightly all the way around, wouldn't it? Checkin' my
> thinkin' please.
>
> Sincerely,
> Paul Barnes
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