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Originally Posted by 19-c
I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem. I purchased a new set of 40 ford brake shoes from bob drake and I can’t get my drums on. It seems like they are too thick? I arced them to the brake drums and tried everything. The front drums are .020 over and still will not slide over the shoes. Rears are nearly new drums and will not slide over shoes either. All shoes are adjusted all they way inward. I did have a very nice set of original Ford shoes that I put on and they work perfect. I did notice the new shoes are full length where as the fords have a short leading shoe. I basically took the new shoes off and threw in the corner. I’m puzzled am I missing something?
Thanks!
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* If you are 100% certain you have both the top and bottom eccentrics all the way "in", then no, you are not missing a thing.
* Both shoes being "long" is no issue.
* Are the thickness of the shoes themselves the same as the original? I know some repop shoes were thicker than the original and thus would not allow the lower cams to adjust. Why? The metal plate would bottom out on the shoe and in a way "clamp" it down.
* By chance, did you replace the rear parking brake cable at the same time as the shoes?