Did you true (turn) the drums up, they get accustomed to the fit of the
drums and the shoes wear in the same way, now you have a whole new set
of shoes and the same old drum. "FT"
scott suhring wrote:
> I installed new brake shoes on my '70 TR6 tonight.
> I had some trouble getting the drum back on (had
> opened the brake adjuster screw all the way so fully
> retracted and the emergency brake is off), so I
> adjusted the shoes a bit (up and down) 'til the
> drum went on.
>
> My question to the list is after adjusting the brakes
> there is still a slight, but noticible rubbing noise
> from the shoes and the drum. The wheel turns with
> average force. Should I be alarmed or will this
> correct itself once I drive on them for a while, meaning
> the shoe will wear down so no longer rubbing? BTW, I'm
> still a month from getting the 6 back on the road but
> the suspension (and all the other ship rights disease
> side tracks I have encountered), steering rack rebuild is
> going well.
>
> TIA
>
> Scott Suhring
> Elizabethtown, PA
> '70 TR6
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