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Vern1030 · 06-24-2025, 12:31 PM

My left rear brakes drag and get real hot. I took the drum off and the spot on the leading and tailing edge looks like the spot on the shoes. I have a 1930 tudor all new break parts. Could l use a file to chamfer the front and back edges?..Vern

nkaminar · 06-24-2025, 03:04 PM

First, take the shoes off and lay them in the drum to see if there is a match to the radii. If not, sand the shoe linings until they match the drum. You can use a belt sander or glue 80 grid sand paper to the drum and move the shoes inside the drums. The belt sander will also be a good tool to add the chamfers. Make sure everything is right with the brake such as the cam and wheels. I assume you have the adjuster all the way out.

Vern1030 · 06-24-2025, 04:26 PM

What do you mean by having the adjuster all the way out?

gdmn852 · 06-24-2025, 08:25 PM

Hello, I think he is referring to the square adjuster on the cone shaped part that has slots on it to move the anglular part that attaches to the brake shoe , that they should be backed out all the way .

Vern1030 · 06-24-2025, 10:07 PM

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Yup I have the adjuster all the way out. Now I’m doing what you recommend and sanding the shoes in the drum. Thanks I’m sure it will work.

06-24-2025, 12:31 PM	#1
Vern1030 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2024 Location: North Phoenix AZ Posts: 28	Left rear brake drag My left rear brakes drag and get real hot. I took the drum off and the spot on the leading and tailing edge looks like the spot on the shoes. I have a 1930 tudor all new break parts. Could l use a file to chamfer the front and back edges?..Vern

06-24-2025, 03:04 PM	#2
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,855	Re: Left rear brake drag First, take the shoes off and lay them in the drum to see if there is a match to the radii. If not, sand the shoe linings until they match the drum. You can use a belt sander or glue 80 grid sand paper to the drum and move the shoes inside the drums. The belt sander will also be a good tool to add the chamfers. Make sure everything is right with the brake such as the cam and wheels. I assume you have the adjuster all the way out. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

06-24-2025, 04:26 PM	#3
Vern1030 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2024 Location: North Phoenix AZ Posts: 28	Re: Left rear brake drag What do you mean by having the adjuster all the way out?

06-24-2025, 08:25 PM	#4
gdmn852 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Erie Pa Posts: 961	Re: Left rear brake drag Hello, I think he is referring to the square adjuster on the cone shaped part that has slots on it to move the anglular part that attaches to the brake shoe , that they should be backed out all the way .

06-24-2025, 10:07 PM	#5
Vern1030 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2024 Location: North Phoenix AZ Posts: 28	Re: Left rear brake drag Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Yup I have the adjuster all the way out. Now I’m doing what you recommend and sanding the shoes in the drum. Thanks I’m sure it will work.