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"I see a fatal flaw in your post and I hope it is just because you wanted to be concise. The 15° angle is the angle you are left with when all the slack removed in the assembly. You pull the lever by hand as if the brakes are going to be applied and when you start to move the shoe the angle should be 15°."
Ok, so you are saying that when I have the cross shaft and rod correct, I should wind up with a 15° angle at the beginning of the brake shoe movement?
This sounds possibly wrong. Not to argue.
The way I read the Service Bulletins and forum postings, the angle should be the relaxed setting on the wheel brake to "start the braking process". With this it gives the cross shaft 15° travel and pedal enough travel to lock up all the brakes without bottoming out or running out of pedal.
Now, I could be wrong, but this is how I read it.