Hi Larry,
I've had this happen way too many times! The fact that the rear brakes shoes
are
ALWAYS slightly undersized doesn't help at all. The other problem is drums that
have been turned or are worn. Couple these all together and you use up all or
nearly all in the initial adjustment. BTW, new drums are slightly oversized
now!!!
There are a few of things that you can do, though.
One is to use drums with little to no wear, yah! Right! There are some around.
Forget about turning them, they get too small for the available shoes.
Get new shoes custom made and have the shop leave them slightly oversized.
Should be some places in your area that do that. There are 2 places in Portland
that will.
You can put a specially crafted spacer between the adjuster and the wheel
cylinder. Not too hard to do but keep in mind it has to be secure so it won't
fall off and get the drum and shoes all torn up.
The easiest is to get adjusters from a later model Morris Minor front brakes,
the
8" variety, and use them. I've used up all of mine, otherwise I'd sell or give
you a set. These are larger adjusters, fit in there taller and will allow you
the small adjustment right off the bat, even with smaller shoes or worn/turned
drums.
On the bright side, you'll never get any leakage through the seals, speedi
sleeve
or not if you don't drive the car!!
Hope this helps some.
Regards, Paul A
Larry Miller wrote:
> I finished installing the speedi-sleeves on the Bugeye rear axle along with
> new brake shoes and drums. The problem is in the adjustment of the brakes,
> there is none. When adjusted all the way out, the shoes just barely rub the
> drums. Any ideas?
>
> Picture at http://www.ado13.com/ss/brakes.jpg
>
> Larry Miller
> http://www.ado13.com
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