Front Brake Floater problem

[Ken B]

I was wondering if anyone else that has installed the front brake floating kits (not Ted's) that are offered by the parts suppliers. I have installed three of these kits now on my three cars and have noticed a problem with the last one. After a few hundred miles of great braking, I began to notice that both the front brakes would bind and not release smoothly. Upon inspection I noticed that the pin that "floats" inside the wedge bolt had mushroomed out enough on both sides that it didn't slide back and forth freely anymore. I also noticed that the heads of the reproduction roller pins are about 7 to 8 thousands wider in diameter than a good original. My roller tracks have been welded and machined back to factory specs. With the bigger diameter heads the brake shoes seemed to ride on the roller tracks much harder. I filed down the floater pins and replaced the reproduction roller pins with two good originals I had left over from previous projects. The brakes grab very well now. Is it possible that the bigger diameter roller pin heads were that start of the problem. Or is the floater pin made of too soft of material, or both? Thanks in advance for any replies. Ken B.