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Old 06-24-2017, 06:50 PM   #5
Vin-tin
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Default Re: Another front drum / brake problem

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check to see if the drum has the radius relieved so the shoe does not hit that radius
It does look as though they could have machined a little deeper to remove more of the radius.
I shimmed-out the bearing race about .010-.015. Now it only rubs ever so slightly. I can live with that. It will probably get better as it wears-in when I get the chassis on the road (some day )
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