Re: Rear brake adjustment
Apply your chalk to the sides (edges) of the shoes that are outside and then put the drum back on. You don't have to tighten it. Turn the drum while pressing in and then remove it. Observe any marks on the drum or if the chalk has rubbed off the shoe edges.
If the shoes are not concentric to the drums this can cause some drag. You can glue some 80 grit sandpaper to the drums and then rotate the drums to make the shoes concentric and take away a small thickness of the shoes.
Regarding the shims. You can make thicker shims out of shim material. Just use the old shims as patterns.
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